New Home Sought For Former Boblo Boat SS Ste. Claire At Risk Of Being Scrapped
ECORSE (WWJ/AP) - A Detroit excursion boat that ferried passengers to the Boblo Island amusement park is at risk of being scrapped.
The 105-year-old SS Ste. Claire, which is docked in the Detroit suburb of Ecorse, could be dismantled if owner Ron Kattoo can't find it a new home. He says he's reviewing offers for a possible location.
The Ste. Claire ferried passengers to Boblo Island in the Detroit River along with the SS Columbia. The park closed in 1993.
The future appears brighter for the Columbia, which is scheduled to be taken from Toledo, Ohio, to Buffalo, New York, this month.
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The nonprofit Columbia Project has spent years working on a plan to return the boat to service in the Hudson River Valley.
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