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 ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Several buildings on Belle Isle are getting a much-needed facelift, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working hard to ensure these improvements last for ...

The Belle Isle high school building had been projected ... which is designing a classroom addition, a fieldhouse and a flex space for Northwest Classen High School. While the outside 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 ...

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 ...

Restoration of the historic Belle Isle Boathouse is progressing, as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has selected a proposal after years of debate on preserving the structure.

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The now-famous giant slide on Belle Isle is set to reopen this summer with new safety improvements. During a presentation in front of city council ...

Detroit — Belle Isle saw a 7% increase in visitors last year, hitting nearly 5.6 million despite one of its largest attractions closed for renovations, park leaders said Tuesday in an update to ...