School is out for most Michiganders, and Belle Isle is ready for them to slide into summer. The once-viral giant slide is open for the 2025 season. Visitors taller than 4 feet can take a ride on ...

The conservancy helps preserve and raise funds for many of the park's attractions. About 5.4 million people visited Belle Isle last year, according to park officials.

Leaders at Belle Isle are hoping to create a new public commons area aimed at making the park more accessible and connected for the more than 5 million annual visitors.

A new development proposal for the Belle Isle Boathouse would create a new welcome center for the Detroit River island, opening it to the public with a new marina and boating options, restaurants ...

Belle Isle is a bar and restaurant from the team behind Little India staple, Lake Inez. Following the eclectic tradition of its sister and neighbour, Belle Isle boasts a small-but-mighty menu of ...

Now, Belle Isle officers are stepping in to help clear debris. "After a hurricane, it's a lot of manual labor, with the wheelbarrow, raking, and shoveling," said Kyle Perry, a resident in Belle Isle.

DETROIT – The Belle Isle Aquarium is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the aquarium’s first day open. The aquarium is holding a celebration on Sunday, Aug, 18, 2024, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Lovall has not been involved with phragmites remediation efforts on Belle Isle since 2015 but was not surprised at its fast spread across the island. "Even if we get rid of it, it's still a ...

Judy Kelly of Detroit talks about the return of the Belle Isle giant slide. (May 14, 2024) “I haven't been on the slide since I was like 9,” Detroiter Iesha Bassett said. “I want to get the ...

Speeders averaged 45 mph around Belle Isle Under Detroit's city ordinance, Belle Isle was supposed to close at 10 p.m. nightly, unless a permitted special event was taking place.

It closed in 1983. The police station built on Belle Isle was designed by George D. Mason and Zacharias Rice and constructed in 1892-93 on Insulruhe south of Riverbank Road.

Speeders averaged 45 mph around Belle Isle Under Detroit's city ordinance, Belle Isle was supposed to close at 10 p.m. nightly, unless a permitted special event was taking place.