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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Belle Isle Conservancy is making plans for a ...

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 ...

There's a new plan to make it easier for people to walk to all of the attractions on Belle Isle. The Belle Isle Conservancy wants to create a public square called the Belle Isle Commons.

Detroit — The Belle Isle Conservancy's new CEO has a history of growing Detroit's public spaces and said she wants longtime residents and frequent park visitors to lead the vision for the island's ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of pond hockey players, known as the Detroit Ice Boiz, keep their beverages cold pond-side as they all meet up for some ...