boblo island

On today's show, cougars creeping towards Michigan, behind the scenes at a roller derby, and Boblo boat film and restoration

We revisited a conversation about a nickel mine in the Upper Peninsula, plus we heard about the Boblo boats from when Bois Blanc was not just a private island community.

Detroiters might remember the magic of Boblo Island Amusement Park. But whatever happened to the Boblo boats that transported people back and forth to the island? A new film tells the tale of an effort to restore one of the steam-powered ships.

A review of the re-imagined 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. A new film documents the long history of the Boblo boats in Southeast Michigan. And a legal professor and expert in executive privilege weighs in on the Trump document case.

For many Michiganders, summer used to mean a stop at Boblo Island. Trips to the amusement park island on the Canadian side of the Detroit River ended in…

For 81 years, the majestic steamers the SS Columbia and the SS Ste. Claire took generations of Michiganders up and down the Detroit River to Boblo…