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It set a 90-day transition period beginning on December 1, 2013, to turn the park operations over to the state. As part of the deal, the state promised to make up to $20 million in improvements to the park over the next three years. [9] Belle Isle formally became a state park on February 10, 2014.
The strains of an ever-growing urban environment inspired cities to designate space for relaxation and recreation, and Belle Isle, as it became known, was a popular choice to become a park. It is the country’s largest city island park, and at 982 acres, it is larger than New York City’s Central Park.
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Feb 19, 2024 · Feb 19, 2024. An overview and update of the transition of Belle Isle from management by the City of Detroit to Michigan State Parks. Keith Matheny. Detroit Free Press. 0:19. 0:30. As Belle Isle moved from city control to a state park in February 2014, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had its hands full.
May 7, 2024 · The idea to place the park in Belle Isle was first conceived by L. L. Barbour, a lawyer and regent of the University of Michigan better known for his generous donation to erect a women’s gymnasium on the university’s campus.
May 3, 2024 · Location: Detroit, MI. Significance: Olmsted Designed Park. MANAGED BY: Belle Isle Conservancy. In 1881, Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. was commissioned by the city of Detroit to transform a small island in the Detroit River into a park.
Oct 1, 2014 · In October 2013, Belle Isle became a state park after much public debate. Here is a timeline of stories over the last year chronicling the island's transformation from city park to state park.
Belle Isle Park is a 2.5-mile-long, 982-acre island park, located in the international waters of the Detroit River. Inspired by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s design in the 1880s, the park was created to provide an urban oasis in Detroit.
