Belle Isle became a state park in 2014, after Detroit leased the island to the Department of Natural Resources in an agreement implemented while the city was run by an emergency manager.

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service is giving $750,000 to renovation and develop walking trails on Detroit's Belle Isle.

The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Gateway and Trail on Belle Isle's east end, the first segment of the statewide trail, includes a park/trail kiosk, a small plaza area with a pergola and picnic tables, a ...

DETROIT (AP) - Federal funds will help pay for a 6-mile, multi-use loop trail around Belle Isle Park in Detroit. U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan say $750,000 is being ...

DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is developing a master plan for Belle Isle's trail system that includes a trail around its perimeter and a Detroit trailhead for the ...

The trail will run from Belle Isle Park in Detroit to Ironwood in the western Upper Peninsula along the border with Wisconsin. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh said ...

Belle Isle is a unique space that most cities don't have: It's the largest city-owned island park in the U.S., Treadwell said. With the completion of additional trails, it becomes even more ...

Belle Isle will get a new six-mile, multi-use loop trail around the Detroit park. . U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced $750,000 in federal funding, which will be matched by ...

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.

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 ...

Belle Isle Park is open year round, from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Facility hours vary and are more restricted. For instance, the Belle Isle Aquarium is open Friday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the ...