Nautical Graveyard on Stony Island
Stony Island has intrigued me in my fly-overs of the Detroit River islands for it sunken barges and boats. Has anyone been there?
http://www.detroityes.com/webisodes/...tonyisland.jpg
Some history... "Stony Island was originally Potawatomie Indian territory used for hunting and fishing. After being deeded to the Macombs of Grosse Ile in 1781, it became part of a railroad-ferry river crossing between Canada and the U.S. for the Canadian Southern Railroad during the late 1800s. During the 1930s, the island was used as a center of operations to create the Livingston Channel, and then later as a base for dredging the shipping channel [by Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Company who ceased operations in 1987].
A small residential community existed on the island during this time. These homes no longer exist, however, abandoned machine shops and several sunken non-motorized barges remain. The Island is currently a part of Grosse Ile Township and is a residentially zoned area. No utilities are available, however."
This map posted by MikeG some time back shows the bridge from the mainland and rail line.
http://www.detroityes.com/mb/attachm...3&d=1294861785
I also found these two ruin porn tours.
Stony Island, Detroit's Boat Graveyard [[Pt. 2)
Stony Island, Detroit's Boat Graveyard [[Pt. 1)
I find it interesting that it is zoned residential and would seem like a charming place to live, once cleaned up, however I believe there is the better intention is to return it to nature as part of the Detroit River Conservancy project.
I wonder if there will be an effort to pursue Dunbar Sullivan to clean up the mess they left behind.