Just outside Detroit lies a scenic escape packed with trails, beaches, and a chilling, long-abandoned zoo that feels straight out of a horror film.

• Downtown Street Eats: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, through Oct. 10, bringing more than 80 of Metro Detroit’s best ...

The 2025 Ford Fireworks are 10 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2025. Recommended places to watch the fireworks are Hart Plaza, Spirit ...

O'Ward's comments on the Detroit Grand Prix's move from Belle Isle to downtown Detroit were shared by a local online news source Monday and viewed over 9,000 times.

Detroit features the shortest street course on the IndyCar calendar. Other drivers have also complained about the narrow track since it returned downtown from nearby Belle Isle in 2023.

IndyCar, the biggest current American open-wheel circuit, came back to Belle Isle in 2007 to a big crowd but shut down from 2009-2011 due to the recession and its economic impacts on Detroit.

When the race returned to Belle Isle in 2012, IndyCar turned the Detroit Grand Prix into a doubleheader, for a while the only doubleheader on the circuit's schedule. That meant drivers had back-to ...

IndyCar, the biggest current American open-wheel circuit, came back to Belle Isle in 2007 to a big crowd but shut down from 2009-2011 due to the recession and its economic impacts on Detroit.

Restoration of the historic Belle Isle Boathouse is progressing, as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has selected a proposal after years of debate on preserving the structure.

Restoration of the historic Belle Isle Boathouse is progressing, as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has selected a proposal after years of debate on preserving the structure.

Belle Isle had 15 years to build traditions, lore, and respect after putting Detroit back on the racing calendar first in 1992 and again in 2007. Downtown Detroit hasn’t had the chance to build ...

Charles Thompson, 80, of Detroit, and his wife, Barbara Thompson, 70, walk Coco, their 12-year-old Shi Tzu yorkie mix on Belle Isle in Detroit on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.