In 2021, Belle Isle Aquarium reopened from its COVID-19 pandemic closure with a $1.2 million makeover. Those included the addition of new specimens, like garden eels, endangered axolotl ...

Much of Boston used to be marshland like this, including the Back Bay, South Bay, Mill Pond and more. Those areas were filled in, and Belle Isle almost suffered the same fate in the 1980s.

When the Belle Isle Aquarium opened on August 18, 1904, it was the third largest in the world. And while it isn't even the biggest in Michigan anymore, it's certainly the oldest.

Speeders averaged 45 mph around Belle Isle Under Detroit's city ordinance, Belle Isle was supposed to close at 10 p.m. nightly, unless a permitted special event was taking place.

It closed in 1983. The police station built on Belle Isle was designed by George D. Mason and Zacharias Rice and constructed in 1892-93 on Insulruhe south of Riverbank Road.

Leaders at Belle Isle are hoping to create a new public commons area aimed at making the park more accessible and connected for the more than 5 million annual visitors.

Detroit — Belle Isle saw a 7% increase in visitors last year, hitting nearly 5.6 million despite one of its largest attractions closed for renovations, park leaders said Tuesday in an update to ...