Once Detroit's epicenter of glitz and glamour — the island boasted a zoo, beach, water sports, amusement rides and a respite of natural beauty during its heyday in the early 1900s — Belle Isle ...

Chester Lapinski, 59, of Westland asks questions about the new resident, a giant pacific Octopus, to Alex Tenkel, education and engagement assistant at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit on August ...

Detroit's Belle Isle Aquarium reopens from pandemic with $1.2 million makeover, new fish The bank is also lending a hand to celebrate Belle Isle Conservancy’s 120th birthday event on Sunday, Aug ...

This Sunday, on its 120th anniversary, the Belle Isle Conservancy will partner with the City of Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship to host a Family Day at the aquarium from ...

The Belle Isle Conservancy is extending the aquarium's hours of operation to provide community members free access every Thursday in August with support from Comerica Bank. The bank's assistance ...

DETROIT, MI- Hundreds of volunteers turned out on a sunny Saturday morning to help transfer the Belle Isle Aquarium's koi fish to the outdoor pond. 292 fish were transferred from their indoor ...

The historic Belle Isle Aquarium, operated by the Belle Isle Conservancy, has seen few visitors since it was forced to shut its doors in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But ...

The Belle Isle Aquarium has a new resident with eight legs, nine brains, a whole bunch of suckers and no name. Said to be the only octopus in a Michigan aquarium, the new cephalopod will be housed ...

Paying for all of this unexpected damage is a bitch, and the aquarium, whose 112th birthday was a mere two days after the water damage was discovered, has created a donation page to help remedy this.

News Belle Isle Aquarium gets octopus, running contest to name it Photo by: Belle Isle Conservancy Posted 6:47 AM, Aug 19, 2022 and last updated 10:59 AM, Aug 19, 2022 ...

It's been nearly a year since the Belle Isle Aquarium reopened after closing in 2005 and it's drawing 800-1,000 visitors a weekend, despite only being open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays ...

The Belle Isle Aquarium is about to receive a pricey face-lift. On Wednesday, the Belle Isle Conservatory announced a $1.7 million grant to upgrade and restore the island's historic aquarium from ...