The Belle Isle Aquarium will reopen to the public Friday, July 16. The pandemic was hard on us humans, but we weren't the only ones who felt lonely during the economic shutdown of the past 16 months.

The Belle Isle Aquarium, located at 3 Inselruhe Ave., is open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Aug. 29. No tickets are required but a $5 donation is encouraged. srahal@detroitnews.com ...

DETROIT, MI - Off the mainland is a small island known as Belle Isle. There hides an unassuming building known simply as "the aquarium." The Belle Isle Aquarium has a rich history dating back to 1904.

This year, the aquarium also welcomed new additions including garden eels and the endangered axolotl, a Mexican salamander. The Belle Isle Aquarium is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

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 ...

DETROIT, MI - Detroit's Belle Isle Aquarium will host a Dec. 6 fundraiser to help bring back the electric eel "and other piscatorial novelties." Tickets for the event are $50; each ticket includes ...

The Belle Isle Aquarium, located at 3 InselRuhe Ave. in Detroit, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Aug. 29. In addition, the park will open an extra two days (Thursday ...

Belle Isle Park, the “Jewel of Detroit,” is the public urban oasis that lies between Detroit and Canada on the Detroit River. With a stunning view of both the Detroit and Canadian skylines ...

Aquarium curator Paul Shuert says the 1-year-old octopus came to Belle Isle from Vancouver. Shuert says among the most popular name recommendations is Stanley thanks to the Detroit Red Wings and ...

But with its operations now securely in the hands of the nonprofit Belle Isle Conservancy, the aquarium continues to reinvent itself with new exhibits and structural improvements.