Belle Isle Park is a Detroit gem, rich with history and natural beauty. Once known as Hog Island, the now more aptly named Belle Isle is a picturesque island in the Detroit River connected to the city by a small bridge. The whole island is now a park, and was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed New York’s Central Park. Albert Kahn, a well-known turn-of-the-century architect, designed the Belle Isle Conservatory, which contains regional flora from all over the country. Year-round features include a nature centre, beaches, a waterslide, tennis courts, and playgrounds. The island hosts the Detroit Grand Prix every June.Officially Belle Isle Park, is a 982-acre island park in the Detroit River, between the United States mainland and Canada. Owned by the City of Detroit, it is managed as a state park by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources through a 30-year lease initiated in 2013
