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, ...

Belle Isle, island jewel of Detroit, is bursting with life as new attractions speckle the park. This summer, a giant slide returns, a public garden opens, and an eight-legged friend moves into the ...

Detroit — Summer hours for some attractions on Belle Isle in Detroit are being expanded. Starting Friday, the Belle Isle Aquarium will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays through Sundays.

One of Belle Isle's most popular attractions is the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, a 13-acre greenhouse and botanical garden built by Albert Kahn in 1904.

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit has resumed bus service to Belle Isle in a move that allows riders to visit the island park without paying the usual cost of entry. The Detroit Department of ...

The Belle Isle Conservancy is making plans for a centralized “cultural campus” that would include walkable, accessible paths between many of the island’s attractions.

Belle Isle officials want to create a public square that makes it easier for visitors to walk to popular attractions on the island. The Belle Isle Commons is part of a goal to make the island more ...

Visitors will be able to enjoy extended hours at the Belle Isle Aquarium and Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and the Scott Fountain and giant slide that will be in operation again this summer for the ...

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, ...

Among the lost attractions on Belle Isle. In 1980, a new Safariland Zoo opened covering 13 acres with more than 160 animals and elevated walkways off Central Avenue and Vista in the center of the ...

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 ...