The Detroit Boat Club — which was founded in 1839 and had been a long-standing feature of the Belle Isle community — left the building in 1996, when it moved operations outside Detroit.

Eight middle school students returned to Belle Isle this summer for another year of sailing lessons. But a few months ago, before they hit the water, those students learned a new lesson: how to ...

For most, Belle Isle’s historic police station is nothing more than a shuttered brick building full of broken windows, falling blue shingles and chipping green paint. The building’s legacy has ...

Belle Isle Boat House photos: A tale of two buildings? The boat house is the third to bear that name on Belle Isle. It's a Moorish-revival building, constructed out of concrete with a stucco ...

The chosen proposal is a $30 million-$35 million public-private restoration plan called the Belle Isle Gateway project. It aims to turn the boathouse into a year-round community hub with new ...

Fate of Belle Isle icon up for debate, facing demolition 02:29 (CBS DETROIT) - The fate of a Belle Isle icon is up for debate, and now the future of a centuries-old building could be in your hands ...

Per the proposal, a new company called Belle Isle Boathouse Holding LLC would serve as the development entity, supervising renovations and serving as the lessee of the 40,000-square-foot building ...

Detroit — A Belle Isle advisory committee on Thursday will ponder the future of the century-old Detroit Boat Club boathouse, including possibly demolishing the building, though a local rowing ...

Belle Isle Advisory Council agreed to allow a temporary storage facility to ... The historic building ― built by the Detroit Boat Club and opened in 1902 ― has been decaying for decades ...

BELLE ISLE – The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle will close for more than a year as it undergoes a $10 million reservation. The closure, set to begin on Nov. 14, will complete ...

The organization has operated out of the Belle Isle Boathouse since 2018. The building now faces an uncertain future, as the state considers demolishing the aging structure in need of renovations.

Belle Isle Boat House photos: A tale of two buildings? The boat house is the third to bear that name on Belle Isle. It's a Moorish-revival building, constructed out of concrete with a stucco ...