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 those ...

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 – The beloved Giant Slide on Belle Isle will reopen later than anticipated this summer. It was initially planned to reopen Memorial Day Weekend, but the Michigan Department of Natural ...

BELLE ISLE, MI – The gleaming glass dome at the heart of the island park known as the Jewel of Detroit has been fully restored after two years and $10 million. The Belle Isle Conservatory reopened to ...

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 — The public can help shape plans for a major potential design change in the heart of Belle Isle park. "The Commons" is being described as a potential "public square" of the 2.5-mile long, 982 ...

The Giant Slide on Detroit's Belle Isle, a 40-foot summer attraction since 1967, reopened on June 6 after implementing new safety measures. Previously closed due to COVID and an incident in 2022 where ...

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 rolling out a new brand ...

DETROIT, MICH. -- The fairies are back on Belle Isle. Returning for its second year, a whimsical, family-friendly exhibit of fairy doors has been installed around Detroit’s Belle Isle Aquarium and ...

Detroit — A mobility study is in the works to find ways to improve traffic flow, parking and movement on Belle Isle, Michigan's most visited state park. An open house set for Saturday will offer a ...