DETROIT (WXYZ) — The now-famous giant slide on Belle Isle is set to reopen this summer with new safety improvements. During a presentation in front of city council ...

DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — Detroit’s jewel of an island, Belle Isle, plays host to the award-winning Belle Isle Art Fair on Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4. The ...

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. There ...

More than a decade after the state of Michigan took over management of Belle Isle, residents are being asked to help shape the island's next chapter. The Department of Natural Resources and the Belle ...

Detroit’s historic Belle Isle Aquarium is now open on Thursdays through the end of August. The Belle Isle Conservancy announced the expanded hours, which it credits to a $10,000 contribution from ...

The leaders of Detroit's Belle Isle are considering creating a "public square" that would encourage visitors to walk instead of drive to various popular sites on the 982-acre park. The Belle Isle ...

Michigan is home to some of the most beautiful architecture in the country, and if you want to see its stunning marble Art ...

A 6-year-old boy is dead after drowning in a river at Belle Isle Park on Saturday night, according to Michigan State Police. Multiple children, including the boy, were playing at the park during a ...

CRIME LINE AT ONE 800 423 TIPS. FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE MILTON. DEBRIS TREE BRANCHES, ALL OF IT PILED UP. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING IT ...

A new 10-year plan to reduce traffic and improve safety and accessibility on Belle Isle calls for, among other things, bringing ferry service back to the island park and Detroit River. Nearer term, ...

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 ...

Allie McGhee began his Belle Isle journey all the way back in 1954. And by 1957, following the Detroit Lions’ victory against the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, McGhee was $5 richer ...