Boblo boats : a Detroit ferry tale
(DVD)

Special features: Golden age of amusement parks and 1923 original Bob-Lo song ; Gold cart tour of Boblo Island ; Coast guard inspects SS Columbia ; Jeff plans to kidnap Kevin ; Ste. Claire Hooks John ; Frank Kirby, father of the Boblo Boats animation, Q&A with Martha Reeves, fimmakers and Detroit historian ; Bob-Lo sing-along ; The haunting of Ste. Claire ; SS Columbia raises her anchor ; Aboard America's only mailboat ; Mafia tries to buy Boblo Island.

Narrated by Martha Reeves.

"When Ste. Claire and SS Columbia sounded their whistles, every Detroit kid knew it heralded the coming of summer and the magic of ferrying over to nearby Boblo Island Amusement Park. After 85 years of operation, these two sister steamships--the oldest in America--awaken from a deep slumber to find a devoted team of enthusiasts have set out to rescue them from their deteriorating state. SS Columbia has been whisked away to New York while Claire's fate rests in the hands of an unlikely band of heroes: a doctor, a psychic, and an amusement park fanatic. Martha Reeves, the Motown legend with a lilting voice, narrates this revelatory fable-doc that’s full of heart and hard truths about a challenging restoration, the iconic amusement park’s exciting yet whitewashed history, and the intoxicating ways that nostalgia can inspire and blur memories" --Container.

DVD ; widescreen.

Closed-captioning.