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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).
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
The non-profit Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium was formed in 2005 with the goal of restoring Belle Isles historic 100-year-old aquarium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2009, the four organizations put a plan in action to form a single organization that could pool all their efforts and ideas into a larger and more effective non-profit dedicated to ...
The United States Coast Guard Station Belle Isle is located on Belle Isle, Michigan, in Detroit and near the mouth of the Detroit River. The property where Station Belle Isle sites was purchased on April 6, 1881 from the city of Detroit for the sum of $1.00. Belle Isle Lighthouse was constructed and a light was first shown on May 15, 1882.
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