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The loss of those amenities and so much more from Belle Isle during the decades of Detroit’s decline set the stage for a state takeover in 2014. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ...
The stone farmhouse-style police station was added to the Michigan Historic Registry in 2007, the second-oldest structure to the island’s Casino, cementing its vital pole during the ...
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 ...
Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ ə l /), is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle, an island in the Detroit River, as well as several surrounding islets. The U.S.-Canada border is in the channel south of Belle Isle.
The building was designed by architect Edward Van Leyen, who also designed the Belle Isle Casino. Completed in May 1897, the building served as the Detroit Metropolitan Police Department Third Precinct for 63 years. The Third Precinct Police Station was home to the nation's first police training academy, opened in 1911.
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000. [1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m).
Detroit Community Sailing Center members are teaching young students how to sail as part of their Challenge the Wind program on Thursday, July 20, 2023 from the banks of the Belle Isle Boathouse.
Eric Covey, 50, of Grand Rapids, front, Ray Breckenridge, 32, and his partner Arshelle Tyus, 32, both of Detroit, relive their youth riding burlap sacks down the Giant Slide at Belle Isle in ...