Detroit's Belle Isle: Island Park Gem
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Find out how Detroit's Belle Isle withstood the test of time and became a haven where cultures came together to relax, celebrate and play.
One of the most unique urban parks in the world, Belle Isle has long been a source of civic pride in Detroit. In 1879, just as its population, land area, and industry were flourishing, the city of Detroit purchased this 700-acre island for use as a park. Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was soon commissioned to transform the island into an ...


