Pony rides, canoe rentals and a public nine-hole golf course once drew visitors to Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. As the late Ernie Harwell used to say, those attractions are long gone. The loss of ...

Belle Isle’s transformation under state control: What's changed, what's still coming Belle Isle lost attractions as maintenance costs went up during decades of decline For many Detroiters ...

Rain may have shortened this year's Metro Detroit Youth Day, but thousands of kids still enjoyed a day of games, ...

As Belle Isle moved from city control to a state park in February 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had its hands full. The city of Detroit had filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy the ...

Belle Isle Aquarium celebrates 120th anniversary Why one Belle Isle landmark is about to get a $6 million update Two proposals to save Belle Isle Boathouse being reviewed by State DNR Detroit's ...

The Michigan DNR is renovating the infrastructure that lies beneath the Belle Isle fountain. 7 News Detroit gives you a tour of what lies underneath, which includes rusty and leaking infrastructure.

Future of 121-year-old Belle Isle boathouse in doubt, decision coming in 2024 Published: Dec. 07, 2023, 3:33 p.m. The 40,000-square-foot Belle Isle boathouse was built on the Detroit River by the ...

The Belle Isle Conservatory is open the public Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free with entry to Belle Isle, which is included as part of the DNR’s Recreation Passport.

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. In 2014, ...