Belle Isle Park
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Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle, is a 982-acre 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 s
Aerial view of Belle Isle Park
Interior waterways in the park shown in a c. 1880 image, soon after the park's creation
The old Belle Isle Casino, designed by Mason & Rice and built in 1884. It was demolished and replaced in 1908.
Many fallow deer including the "white" variety were formerly widespread on the island.
Belle Isle Conservatory
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near th
Belle Isle Park
…Falls State Park in New York. It is connected to mainland Detroit by the MacArthur Bridge. Belle Isle Park is home to the Belle Isle Aquarium, the Belle Isle Conservatory, the Belle Isle Nature Center, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a municipal golf course, a half-mile (800 m) swimming…
Belle Isle Whitcomb Conservatory
Old postcard of the conservatory, showing the original wooden structure
Palm Tree.
Example of an information plate at the Conservatory