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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Bob Lo boat, the Ste Claire burned today. 😢
Detroit Free Press (@freep) Tweeted:
#BREAKING: The historic #Boblo Island boat, the SS Ste. Claire, caught fire Friday at Detroit's Riverside Marina https://t.co/iciI9ExxRP #BobloIsland
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More at article.
Sigh, Bob Lo was a summer trip for school kids & my family for years.
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The Bob Lo boat, the Ste Claire burned today. 😢 (Original Post)
irisblue
Jul 2018
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)1. This reminds me of my past.
My beau did not lock up the car before we departed. Both of our high school rings were stolen. I earned the money for mine cleaning off tables.
bif
(22,759 posts)2. I used to go to Boblo Island all the time on that boat
Great memories. Hope they can bring her back.
kcr
(15,320 posts)8. I think I remember hearing it was in really bad shape to begin with
A sad day. I grew up in that area and have lots of memories of going to Boblo Island when I was a kid.
MichMan
(11,977 posts)3. The St. Claire was built in 1910
They think it is a total loss. Bob Lo was the place to go if you lived in SE Michigan as a kid
safeinOhio
(32,727 posts)4. Midnight Cruise on the Detroit River.
Great memories.
demmiblue
(36,898 posts)5. A sad day, indeed.
Leith
(7,813 posts)6. That's Sad
This commercial was filmed on the boat, wasn't it?
irisblue
(33,034 posts)7. I think so I remember my brother & sister singing it too.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)9. Part of my childhood goes up in smoke.