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 ...

Belle Isle would secede, essentially, becoming a commonwealth and protectorate within swimming distance of the United States.

Belle Isle Photos from 2021. Photos taken by Tyler Leipprandt in cooperation with the MI DNR. Credit goes to Tyler Leipprandt and Michigan Sky Media LLC. (Tyler ...

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 ...

It was pure Michigan on a recent Sunday on Belle Isle — the sound of metallic blades swooshing and crunching and cutting through the ice, while dormant pond grasses and cattails danced in the light ...

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. Nearer term, ...

DNR and Belle Isle Conservancy officials are seeking the public's help in prioritizing where to focus the next improvements at the state park on a Detroit River island. Park officials have conducted ...