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Bill Loomis, author of a Detroit News piece "Detroit Before Motors: The Horse Age," talked to us about the 12,000 horses that crowded the streets of…

A program to remove invasive plants is coming to Detroit's Belle Isle this summer.A federal grant from the EPA of almost half a million dollars will go to…

Preparations are well underway as Belle Isle gets primped and polished for the upcoming Grand Prix, officially called the "Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle…

In the 1920's, Belle Isle was a secret port for smuggling alcohol into the U.S. from Canada. The island was teeming with mobsters on little motor boats…

The federal government is offering some help to restore the forest on Detroit’s Belle Isle.Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow announced the $300,000 grant…

A new chapter has begun in the long history of Detroit's Belle Isle, which is transitioning to become Michigan's 102nd state park. The full change takes…

Belle Isle has become Michigan's 102nd State Park. What does this new chapter for Belle Isle mean for the city and people of Detroit?Next, stray animals…

Group files petition today to bump minimum wage to $9.50"The campaign to raise Michigan’s minimum wage has settled on a target of $9.50 an hour. The group…

As Detroit’s Belle Isle is about to become Michigan’s newest state park, the island’s state park advisory committee met for the first time Thursday.That…

That per car fee won't go into effect for another 90 days, as the MDNR transitions into running things on Detroit's Belle Isle under a 30-year lease…