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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 Belle Isle Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by noted architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn , [ 5 ] it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005. [ 2 ]
Belle Isle Park: Wayne: 982 acres 397 ha: 2014 [a] Detroit River: Historic island park in Detroit: Bewabic State Park: Iron: 315 acres 127 ha: 1966 [b] Fortune Lake: Brimley State Park: Chippewa: 100 acres 40 ha: 1922: Lake Superior: On Whitefish Bay: Burt Lake State Park: Cheboygan: 125 acres 51 ha: 1920: Burt Lake: Cambridge Junction Historic ...
Detroit leaders bitterly opposed the state’s takeover of Belle Isle, but even city leaders admitted they no longer had the money to operate the 982-acre park.
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 ...
The 44-acre site is just west of the Belle Isle bridge and has been partially remediated. ... a 14-acre portion of the site was environmentally remediated at a cost of over $30 million, a cost ...
Belle Isle Park is a 982 acres (397 ha; 1.534 sq mi) island state park in the Detroit River managed by the State of Michigan. Until November 12, 2013, it was a city-operated park operated by the City of Detroit Recreation Department.
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre (397-hectare) island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near the Canada–United States border, the island is entirely within the U.S ...