The Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo. The SS Columbia Project invited the public to tour one last time before it makes the trek across Lake Erie to Buffalo, N.Y., where it will be restored.
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Tourists board the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo, Thursday.
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Liz McEnaney, executive director of the S.S. Columbia Project, (in black and red) gives a free tour of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo.
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Fred and Joan Cowell, Windsor, Ontario, enjoy a dance during a free tour of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard. The couple, who said they have been married for 65 years, used to dance on the ship during the two hour return voyage from Boblo Island. "We danced many a dance on her, " said Joan.
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Main deck of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo. The Columbia was launched in 1902, and for nearly 90 years, it ferried metro Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park located smack dab in the middle of the Detroit River.
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Tom Reed, West Branch, Mich., photographs the first floor of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia.
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A sign stored on the main deck of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard.
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Second floor walkway of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia.
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Third floor of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia.
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Gloria Davis, Riverview, Mich., laughs as she recalls all of the fun she had on the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia. Davis said her favorite memories of Boblo Island were the boat rides. " I had a long relationship with the boat and the island," she said. "Things that you love you don't forget and I really loved this ship."
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Third floor of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo.
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Third floor of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia. The SS Columbia Project invited the public to tour one last time before it makes the trek across Lake Erie to Buffalo, N.Y., where it will be restored.
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Heading down to the first level of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia at Ironhead Shipyard in Toledo.
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First floor restroom of the Boblo steamship S.S. Columbia.
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