Boblo boat Columbia advocate dies; future of restoration project uncertain

New York, N.Y. – Richard Anderson, an outspoken advocate and head of a nonprofit group dedicated to the restoration of the former Boblo boat Columbia, has died. Lori Feret, the main Michigan organizer of an annual fundraising cruise on the Detroit River, said she was made aware of Anderson’s death by an email sent by Barbara Gerson, a volunteer in the organizations New York office.