Belle Isle is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in the
Detroit River, between the United States mainland and Canada, managed by the
Detroit Recreation Department. It is connected to the rest of Detroit, Michigan by the
MacArthur Bridge. It is the largest island city park in the
United States and the third largest
island in the Detroit River after
Grosse Ile and
Fighting Island.
It is home to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (1904), the
Detroit Yacht Club on an adjacent island, the
Detroit Boat Club,
James Scott Memorial Fountain, the
Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a
Coast Guard station, and a municipal
golf facility. The city maintains a Nature Center where visitors are able to traverse wooded trails and view wildlife natural habitats. The island includes a half-mile (800 m) swimming beach.
(Wikipedia)