While many aspects of Belle Isle have been cleaned up since it became a state park following Detroit’s bankruptcy in 2013, the zoo remains a shuttered ruin coveted by urban explorers.
We were excited about Detroit’s giant slide on Belle Isle finally reopening Friday after being closed for several years — despite our painful childhood memories of getting our asses burned and ...
Karen Philbrick of Oxford was named as the Chief People and Culture Executive for the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS), a nonprofit that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center.
The joint effort of the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Transportation and the Belle Isle Conservancy envisions changes across the island to address the challenges of Detroit’s ...