Belle Isle
Belle Isle is an island in Wayne County, Michigan. Belle Isle is situated nearby to the neighborhood West Village, as well as near Indian Village.- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Hog Island”, “Isle au Cochon”, “Isle La Marguerite”, “Rattlesnake Island”, and “Swan Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Belle Isle Aquarium and Belle Isle Conservatory.
Belle Isle Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Belle Isle Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by noted architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn, it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005.
Belle Isle Conservatory
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Museum
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is an historical maritime museum in Detroit, Michigan. Located on The Strand on Belle Isle Park along the Detroit River, this museum places special interest on Detroit's role on national and regional maritime history.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Village and Indian Village.
West Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Village is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded by Jefferson, Kercheval, Parker, and Seyburn Avenues. Adjacent to the west is the Islandview neighborhood, and adjacent to the east is Indian Village.
Indian Village
Neighborhood
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Indian Village is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded to the north and south by Mack Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue, respectively, along the streets of Burns, Iroquois, and Seminole. Indian Village is situated 1½ miles northwest of Belle Isle.
Lafayette Park
Neighborhood
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Lafayette Park is a neighborhood located east of Downtown Detroit. It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015. Lafayette Park is situated 3 miles west of Belle Isle.
Belle Isle
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Belle Isle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Belle Isle”
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