Both doors are were chain locked. Neither will my grandchildren. Not a single lot was sold between 9/11 and May 2004. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I wish that the people that bought this island could restore it. The restaurant is open to residents and visitors Thursday through Sunday. What's with those GIANT PIE PANS in Traverse City & Charlevoix? How I recall the fun times of going to Bob-Lo, with my sisters and brother. Colorful adirondack chairs surround a campfire pit near Captain Bob's. The homes come with all appliances. Can you go over to the island any time? The only other way to get to the island is to dock a private boat. You may have more than a few challenges now that people live there, but I wish you the best of luck! Competition came in, e.g., Sea World. The first thing I did when I got back home was to search for a Bob-Lo Historical Society on the Internet. Its very sad because growing up that was all everyone talked about was Boblo Island, and all the amazing memories. Beginning in 1952, Joe Short, a man of diminutive physical stature, was employed as 'Captain Boblo', and traveled on the boats entertaining passengers of all ages. Claire and the SS Columbia offered ferry services to all those wishing to travel to Boblo Island. Boblo Island Amusement Park: closed after nearly 100 years New film floats old memories | wgrz.com CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Boblo Island Park - Chebucto The island is now a residential community. I just kayaked to Boblo Island today, and I saw so much potential left in this land. The only access was via one of two ferries from Detroit or Amherstburg, the SS Ste. Bois Blanc Island, French for White Woods Island, was named on account of its numerous white-barked birch and beech trees, and is today commonly known as Boblo Island, an English corruption of the original name. View TODAY's New Listings by beds, baths, lot size, listing status, days on market, & more! (LogOut/ In the beginning it was a picnic spot with beaches, athletic fields, bicycle tracks, and a stunning Mangels-Illions carousel. A combined force of British and Native American soldiers in canoes surprised and overpowered an American vessel en route to Detroit. Visitors could travel between rides and attractions using a mini railroad. And then came the Boblo Island Amusement Park with its famous Screamer, Nightmare, and Wild Mouse rides, its zoo, and carousel. Boblo Island was an amusement park that was at one time larger than Cedar Point. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/17/historic-boblo-island-blo_n_1098807.html, http://www.flickr.com/photos/33535417@N05/4112593095/, http://www.boblo.ca/pages/living/restaurant.html, https://www.facebook.com/BobloIslandMarina, http://www.rivertowntimes.com/?s=Captain+bobs&submit, http://www.freep.com/article/20140706/NEWS05/307060053/boblo-island-memories-boat-development, http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/05/23/grosse-iles-sugar-island-beach-opens-to-public-saturday/, Boblo Island Beach House Restaurant Houzz Home, Slaves (traveling the Underground Railroad), The south blockhouse, built in 1838 (Update: See.