![10 Years of Belle Isle Park As A State Park: 10 Things We Love To Do When We Visit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Belle-Isle-Michigan-Scott-Fountain-dEtroit-470x140.jpg)
On February 10, 2014, Belle Isle Park officially became part of the Michigan state parks system. In the 10 years since then the state has invested…
![Photo Gallery Friday: Belle Isle Park, Detroit](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Belle-Isle-Detroit-Casino-Architecture-470x140.jpg)
Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough…
![November 10, 2015: Remembering the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on the 40th Anniversary of its Sinking](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Edmund-Fitzgerald-Memorial-Whitefish-Point-470x140.jpg)
On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and all 29 of its crew members were lost on Lake Superior during a fierce storm. The…
![12 Things to See and Do at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Belle-isle-casino-feature-photo-470x140.jpg)
In 2013, the Michigan DNR added Belle Isle Park in Detroit to its amazing portfolio of state parks and recreation areas. This 982-acre island can…