Showing posts with label Detroit River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit River. Show all posts
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Bob-Lo Island - Another Fondly Remembered Detroit Tradition

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Bob-Lo Island was a family amusement park fondly remembered by Detroiters of a certain age. The park was located at the mouth of the Detr...
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Friday, July 5, 2024

The Long-Awaited Ambassador Bridge Connects Detroit with Windsor

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Ambassador Bridge Announcement-- Detroit Free Press When the automobile business took off early in the twentieth century, the need for an in...
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Saturday, March 19, 2022

Early Detroit River Speedboat Racing History

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The Gold Cup--officially known as the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Challenge Cup--is the oldest continually-awarded trophy in all ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

"What's the Deal Grosse Ile?" An Elusive Purple Gang Podcast

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What's the Deal Grosse Ile? Last week, I did an hour long podcast on "Prohibition on the Detroit River" in the Downriver area ...
Friday, March 30, 2018

Detroit's Great Fire of 1805

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"The Detroit Fire: June 11, 1805" painting by Robert Thom (1965). Detroit's history is forged in fire. From the furnaces...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Photographic History Brought Back To Life

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Will Holland and friend - 1925 In 1925, Will Holland stopped into a photography shop with a friend and had a novelty photograph taken. ...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Zug Island - Focal Point of Windsor Hum?

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Zug Island from Windsor, Ontario For the last several years, residents of Windsor, Ontario, have complained of a low frequency hum wh...
Friday, December 2, 2011

What’s keeping Windsor awake at night? - Life - Macleans.ca

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Last month, a photo editor at Macleans , Canada's Life magazine, emailed me asking where she could get photos of Zug Island. They were...