For Boblo Island visitors, the boat ride was as important as the amusement park itself. What is it about the Boblo Boat?

(WWJ) For almost 100 years, the Boblo Island Amusement Park was a beacon of entertainment in Detroit.

Now 30 years after the Boblo Boats stopped service on the Detroit River, the steamships still hold a special place in the hearts of many.

In a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark pinpoints the power of the nostalgia behind these historic vessels.

People from all over visit Detroit's Belle Isle to ride infamous Giant Slide, reopened to public

If the Uniroyal Giant Tire never broke loose and rolled down I-94, why do so many Metro Detroiters remember it?