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10 Years of Belle Isle Park As A State Park: 10 Things We Love To Do When We Visit

10 Years of Belle Isle Park As A State Park: 10 Things We Love To Do When We Visit

February 9, 2024
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips

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…

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Photo Gallery Friday: Belle Isle Park, Detroit

Photo Gallery Friday: Belle Isle Park, Detroit

March 10, 2017
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, Landmarks, Lighthouses

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…

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November 10, 2015: Remembering the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on the 40th Anniversary of its Sinking

November 10, 2015: Remembering the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on the 40th Anniversary of its Sinking

November 3, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Landmarks, Museums

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…

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12 Things to See and Do at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan

12 Things to See and Do at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan

November 2, 2015
by Jonathan Katje
Family Trips, Landmarks

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…

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