Again the Conner Police Station has made a contribution to the Belle Isle Zoo. This time it is a fox, captured by Patrolmen Marvin Johnson and Virgil Bessenger in the back yard of Harry P. Stone, of 6380 Marcus Ave. Stone called the Conner Station … Continue reading Fox, Lassoed by Police, Added to Belle Isle Zoo
Tag: Belle Isle
Sunday Sunshine Smacks of Spring
Even a Few Pioneers Are Seen in Garb for Easter Wear Approach of Skating Season's End Draws Big Crowd to Belle Isle "Winter lingered in the lap of spring" Sunday. Sunshine that smacked of April and blowing buds and bock beer, was Detroit's portion most … Continue reading Sunday Sunshine Smacks of Spring
Thompson Leads Skaters
Jim Thompson won the Senior Men's Class A honors in a special ice-skating meet at Belle Isle that served as a warmup for Michigan indoor championship meet at Olympia March 2. Mario Trafeli, North American titleholder, did not compete because of illness. Following are Sunday's … Continue reading Thompson Leads Skaters
Col. Louis Dillmann
COL. LOUIS DILLMANN DIED IN CALIFORNIA HE SERVED DETROIT FOR FOUR YEARS AS CITY CLERK Was First Superintendent Appointed for Belle Isle Park Col. Louis Dillmann, an old resident of the city, died in Pasadena, Cal., on Friday. He was born in Friedrickshafer, Wirtenburg, Germany, … Continue reading Col. Louis Dillmann
50 New Canoes
Belle Isle Will Get Fifty New Canoes An early spring note was struck Tuesday when the Common Council approved the purchase of 50 canoes for Belle Isle at an estimated cost of $3,700. Henry W. Busch, commissioner of parks and boulevards, said the canoes would … Continue reading 50 New Canoes
Belle Isle Park Improvement
Architect Olmstead* paid another visit to Belle Isle Park yesterday and made a thorough examination of the grounds. He expressed himself as being more favorably impressed with the island than on the previous days’ visits, and thinks it can be improved in a manner agreeable … Continue reading Belle Isle Park Improvement
A Pair of Yaks
From The Detroit News, 22 February 1940
Hello Jenkins
Postmarked August 24, 1937 to Mr. & Mrs. B. Jenkins of Plymouth, Pennsylvania, this postcard features the long gone Lagoon and Mound on Belle Isle. Once a popular attraction – with a tunnel through the middle of the mound, a waterfall feature on one side, … Continue reading Hello Jenkins
Skaters Have Narrow Escapes
From the Detroit Free Press, 23 January 1911, Monday, Page 5 Skating on the river and waterways of Belle Isle yesterday afternoon two young men had narrow escapes from drowning. Ernest Warren, aged 18, broke through the ice in a canal on the island and … Continue reading Skaters Have Narrow Escapes
Historic Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan 