The leaders of Detroit's Belle Isle are considering creating a "public square" that would encourage visitors to walk instead of drive to various popular sites on the 982-acre park.

The giant metal slide is up and running for the summer at Detroit's Belle Isle state park. The giant slide's hours are 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Fridays and 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and ...

School is out for most Michiganders, and Belle Isle is ready for them to slide into summer. The once-viral giant slide is open for the 2025 season. Visitors taller than 4 feet can take a ride on ...

Belle Isle officials have developed a plan to put a public square in the park. Here's what to know about the project, ...

Bikers can ride there, too, but many Detroiters love Belle Isle as a flat loop to ride fast. Treadwell said that option will be preserved. The park, which had 5.2 million visitors last year, ...

The Chicken Coupe, once a food truck in Detroit for about seven years, has taken over the former Belle Isle bathroom facility and has sparked a storm of opinions in the process. But for owner Sam ...

When the race returned to Belle Isle in 2012, IndyCar turned the Detroit Grand Prix into a doubleheader, for a while the only doubleheader on the circuit's schedule. That meant drivers had back-to ...

The Belle Isle track lay dormant to open-wheel's biggest circuit as the sport reorganized itself in the early 2000s, but the Grand Prix returned to the island a few years later. 2007-19: Return to ...

Chrysler continues 100-year celebration with Chrysler historical vehicle drive on Detroit's Belle Isle with iconic cars, including 1934 Chrysler Airflow, 1948 Town & Country, 1955 Chrysler 300 and ...

Explained: Wind "harder", more dangerous, than damp spots at Isle of Man TT. Lee Johnston gives his view on the conditions that caused the cancellation of the Isle of Man Senior TT.

The estate was recently sold to the Crawford family, represented by Ross Sweeney of O’Connor Kennedy Turtle, who will take on ...

Belle Isle was better. | Letters. Detroit Free Press. Sun, June 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM UTC. 4 min read. There is a limit to respecting MAGA voters. ... Site Map; Follow us on. Download our app ...