A dead-end road, a locked-off old truss span, and that quiet, creepy feeling that you shouldn’t linger too long, even in ...

Detroit — Belle Isle officials say the 982-acre park is entering a new era, with a revamped website for the conservancy that handles much of the island's programming, plans to build trails at a former ...

DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Belle Isle Conservancy has unveiled a new brand identity and redesigned website that reintroduce Belle Isle as more than a park, positioning it as a living ...

DETROIT – Demolition is underway for the old abandoned Belle Isle Zoo. The old zoo structures are being taken down, and officials are also removing invasive plants. The Michigan Department of Natural ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Detroit community members gather for coffee and donuts in attendance of the Belle Isle Swim club, ...

Detroit — The public can help shape plans for a major potential design change in the heart of Belle Isle park. "The Commons" is being described as a potential "public square" of the 2.5-mile long, 982 ...

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 ...

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. The other reason Democrats are taking Trump ...

Belle Isle became more accessible Friday with the official opening of a new 5.8-mile trail system at Sunset Point, connecting the island to the Detroit riverfront as part of the larger Iron Belle ...

Talk about a hike or bike ride. State and local officials are preparing a public ribbon-cutting celebration on Friday, Sept. 12 on Belle Isle, unveiling the completion of the latest segment of the ...

BELLE ISLE, MI -- Michigan is nearly there on a trail stretching from its largest city to the remote tip of the western Upper Peninsula. The Iron Belle Trail will extend more than 2,000 miles from ...

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 ...