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

With an extreme heat warning in effect through Tuesday in Southeastern Michigan, Detroiters are finding ways to stay cool on Belle Isle and Hart Plaza.

Despite temperatures creeping into the high 90s Monday in Detroit, residents braved the heat wave to attend the 67th annual ...

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In many cases, the right-of-ways are actually narrower than they are in downtown. Parts of the Jefferson Avenue straight are 10-15 feet wider than the old Belle Isle front straight, for example.

Most people who were first to arrive set up chairs at the edge of Hart Plaza, overlooking the Detroit River. By 6 p.m., Belle Isle had closed to vehicles after reaching capacity for the fireworks.

It marked a return to a downtown street course that the grand prix started with in 1982 before moving to Belle Isle for stops and starts between 1989 and 2022.

DETROIT – Belle Isle has reached max capacity and is closed to vehicles until later this evening, park officials announced.

Celebrating Independence Day on Belle Isle is a tradition for the Williams family, who brought all the fixings for their ...