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A little bit of Michigan nostalgia...Boblo Island! Closed in 1993!  I use to love this place Boblo Island, Boblo Boat, Detroit Architecture, Safety Patrol, Abandoned Detroit, Detroit Rock City, Detroit History, Windsor Ontario, Detroit City

I recently took a nostalgic trip back in time... I traveled to Boblo, a Canadian island in the Detroit River where I spent many happy days. Boblo was once an amusement park, and I have fond memories of summer days there, from my childhood through my thirties. I loved BobLo and like many Detroit and Windsor residents, I was saddened in the early 1990s when the amusement park closed and the rides were dismantled. A few years later when I heard the island was being developed as a private…

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Lighthouses | Michigan Things To Do In Michigan, Michigan State Parks, Michigan Road Trip, Michigan Beaches, Harbor Town, Michigan City, Michigan State, Historical Society, Old House

The structure is in good condition considering it was built in 1906. It stands 40 feet tall and was deactivated in 1963. The octagonal white tower is beautiful, each face is sided with horizontal wood strips like clapboards on an old house. Near the middle the structure angles inward and narrows. The eight sided lantern room is empty now. The Grosse Isle Historical Society will give tours of this light. Since it is on private land, visitors must be escorted to the light by members of the…

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