Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
Monday, February 16 at 10:00 pm on 12.1
When Ste. Claire and SS Columbia sounded their whistles, every Detroit kid knew it heralded the coming of summer and the magic of ferrying over to nearby Boblo Island Amusement Park. After 85 years of operation, these two sister steamships – the oldest in America - find their fates resting in the hands of an unlikely band of heroes. This award-winning, nostalgic film is narrated by Martha Reeves.
People of the North "Bugoynes: Little Finland In Norway"
Tuesday, February 17 at 7:30 pm on 12.1
Journey to Bugøynes, a remote fishing village at the edge of Norway, where Finnish heritage and Arctic traditions thrive. Explore reindeer herding, Arctic farming, craft beer, and fermented caviar, while learning about the resilience and creativity of northern communities. Sigrid, Stig, and Arne uncover what makes this wild frontier so uniquely vibrant.
In The Americas with David Yetman "Brasilia and Chapada Dos Veadeiros"
Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30 pm on 12.1
Brazil’s capital city, far removed from the Amazon, sits on a plateau that is also home to home rugged cliffs, streams, and waterfalls, indigenous communities, homesteads of pioneering families, and habitats found in these mountains and nowhere else.