$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

$11 million investment will extend Riverwalk to Belle Isle by fall 2022

By next fall you should be able to take the Riverwalk from the Joe Lewis Arena to Belle Isle. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and its partners just broke ground for the Riverwalk extension along the Uniroyal site. It will complete the Conservancy’s vision of 3.5 miles of Riverwalk along the East Riverfront and connect the […]

Piet Oudolf public garden on Belle Isle receives $1 million grant from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Piet Oudolf public garden on Belle Isle receives $1 million grant from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Oudolf Garden Detroit (OGD) has received a $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation for the Oudolf public garden on Belle Isle, which is scheduled to begin construction this summer. The grant puts the project within about $350,000 of the OGD’s $4 million overall funding goal, depending on final construction costs. It supports an […]

Belle Isle volunteers clear 1,276 lbs. of liter from the park’s waterways

Belle Isle volunteers clear 1,276 lbs. of liter from the park’s waterways

Plenty of liter may have piled up on Belle Isle’s waterways over the winter but its long gone thanks to the record 1,401 volunteers who participated in the park’s annual Spring Clean-up. On Saturday morning, April 27, they removed 1,276 lbs. of disposable plastic and other littered items from the canals, lakes and lagoons on the […]

Free teen safe driving school coming to Belle Isle Sept. 28-30

Free teen safe driving school coming to Belle Isle Sept. 28-30

Car crashes are the number-one cause of death among teens. Many of those deaths can be prevented with the right training. It’s available this coming weekend, Sept. 29-30, when the free national free teen defensive driving program B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) comes to Belle Isle. B.R.A.K.E.S. is not driver’s ed. It is a hands-on, […]

Antique Touring launches Detroit sightseeing tours in Ford Model A

Antique Touring launches Detroit sightseeing tours in Ford Model A

If you’ve ever wanted to ride in a Ford Model A here’s your chance. Highland Park-based Antique Touring has launched Detroit’s first-ever sightseeing tours in the classic car. Riders will see some of the city’s gems in a chauffeured vehicle seldom seen on the road today. The two-hour tours depart from the Ford Piquette Avenue […]