Detroit's abandoned Belle Isle Zoo is being demolished after 22 years. The Michigan DNR will restore the site to natural ...

Crews worked to bring down zoo on Tuesday. Zoo, which has been closed for more than 20 years, will be converted into parking ...

A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River near Belle Isle last year is, for now, immortalized in satellite images on Google Maps. The Mark W. Barker was marooned near the east end of Belle ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The sunset from Belle Isle's aptly named Sunset Point, on the island's western edge, can't be beat. Bring a picnic and enjoy Detroit's best view. – Sarah Bence In the midst of ...

After years of planning, the longest state-designated trail in the U.S. just got even longer with the completion of another stretch of the Iron Belle Trail. "It's really, really special to be able to ...

State and local officials will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting on Friday the completion of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Trail, a 5.8-mile loop around Belle Isle. The $10.5 million trail segment is part of ...

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 ...

Ten years after the state took over management of Belle Isle, it has a fitting anniversary gift to the people of Detroit in the development proposal that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

DETROIT – Officials have developed a plan to put a public square on Detroit’s Belle Isle. Meagan Elliott, the president of the Belle Isle Conservancy, shared more details about the conservancy’s plans ...

“I love riding my bike here and not having to deal with traffic,” says Carlos Parisi of Southwest Detroit. (Photo by Dustin Blitchok / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this ...