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, 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 ...

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit has resumed bus service to Belle Isle in a move that allows riders ... There's one bus stop on the island, located near attractions such as the conservatory, the ...

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 ...

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.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Belle Isle Conservancy is making plans for a ...

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 ...

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. The facility had received no ...