Historical Boblo Island is getting a big makeover
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Bois Blanc Island, more commonly known as Boblo Island, is undergoing a massive makeover.
The developer of the island, Amico Infrastructures, is planning on turning it into a resort-style residential community.
"The focus is more on making sure that there are certain resort elements for the individuals who live here," said Cindy Prince, vice president of development for Amico's properties division.
As part of that resort-style life, Amico is constructing pickleball and tennis courts next to the ferry dock.
A new restaurant is also part of the plans, says Prince, and they're finalizing drawings.
The ferry, which runs every 20 minutes and for 24 hours a day, is made available for island residents at a rough cost of $5,000 per year.
But the biggest part of Amico's plans for the island, according to Prince, is better featuring its natural habitat.
"In the centre of the island, there's a natural habitat area that will experience reforestation," she said.
"The interior lots will back onto what, over the fullness of time, will become a forested natural area for the many animals, reptiles and so on that have always been on Boblo Island."
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Walking trails through the forested area in the middle of the island and a white sand beach are also being discussed, Prince said.
The island used to be home to the Boblo Island Amusement Park, which closed in 1993.
Prince says some of the original buildings, such as the dance hall and the theater building, have been preserved and will be eventually reused.
The cheapest semi-detached house on the island is listed at $958,900.
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