Belle Isle police say they can reach boaters in trouble faster thanks to a newly installed dock. Donald Trump announces deal ...

View full size AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Brian Kaufman This aerial photo taken April 19, 2010 shows Belle Isle in Detroit. Detroit's popular Belle Isle park could end up having a cover charge ...

Celebrating Independence Day on Belle Isle is a tradition for the Williams family, who brought all the fixings for their ...

A ride down the Giant Slide at Belle Isle Park has been a mainstay of Detroit summers since 1967. ... Ms. Shannon headed to the park with her 17-year-old daughter, Taylor.

The Belle Isle Aquarium, built in 1904, ... an alligator snapping turtle from the lower Mississippi River leans on a rock in his water-filled tank and arches his head upward, ...

Belle Isle, our to-do list is about $200,000,000 long," Treadwell said. Aside from the west lane of the MacArthur Bridge, there are two big projects underway.

Bus riders can access Belle Isle via the No. 12 Conant route. The service is to run roughly every 50 minutes to Belle Isle and operate from 5:50 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m ...

Like all large parks, Belle Isle is a place for many things, and different bits of programming and infrastructure express competing visions for what the park is and what it should be.

In a statement, The Belle Isle Nature Center said "it is impossible to completely eliminate phragmites," though there are several measures being taken to decrease their presence, they said.

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 ...