As Belle Isle moved from city control to a state park in February 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had its hands full. The city of Detroit had filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy the ...

(CBS DETROIT) Belle Isle Park is where hundreds of people decided to spend their Fourth of July, but for one family, it was an opportunity to continue a decades-long tradition. Anita Blewitt-Carr gets ...

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 ...

Like many Detroiters, generations of Donna Givens’ family grew up visiting Belle Isle. It was the spot for picnics, the beach, reunions and all sorts of recreational activities. Her parents and ...

Detroit — A mobility study is in the works to find ways to improve traffic flow, parking and movement on Belle Isle, Michigan's most visited state park. An open house set for Saturday will offer a ...

Phragmites Australis might look like a sea of swaying tall grasses in the sun — massive and golden, nearly biblical — but as they clog up scenic views and cause issues for local wildlife on Belle Isle ...

One of Detroit's jewels, the giant slide at Belle Isle is reopening this week and offering free rides for local residents. The six-lane slide at Belle Isle Park will allow you to ride for free on ...

Detroit's Belle Isle now offers two new, self-pay fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Monday. The pair are the first EV chargers at a ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Belle Isle Park's beach closed Monday morning due to high E. coli levels. According to a Detroit Health Department official, the results from a ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A bald eagle was released at Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County on Thursday after six weeks of treatment and care at the Wildlife Center of Virginia. On Thursday, ...