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Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ ə l /), is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle , an island in the Detroit River , as well as several surrounding islets.
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre (397-hectare) island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near the Canada–United States border, the island is entirely within the U.S ...
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000. [1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m).
Belle Isle State Park is located in Lancaster County, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River. It sits between Deep Creek and Morattico Creek and is currently under public ownership. The park has an area of 892 acres (3.61 km 2) [1] and has facilities for camping, fishing, boating and picnics. As of 2015, the yearly visitation was 44,502.
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.
Gail Fitch, Belle Isle park supervisor, said a few tweaks were made so the slide is safer for visitors. The landing surface as the base of the slide was redone, and the slide is no longer waxed ...
The Belle Isle Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan.Designed by noted architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn, [5] it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005. [2]
Belle Isle (Miami Beach), an artificial island in Biscayne Bay; Belle Isle, a small island in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan; Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, parkland near Boston; Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan; Belle Isle State Park (Virginia), along the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, Virginia