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	Belle Isle
		Belle Isle is located in the middle of the Detoit River, and is accessed from the MacArthur Bridge which connects Belle Isle to East Grand Boulevard.
		Belle Isle is a Detroit city park and open to the public.
		Friends of Belle Isle has been formed to promote the preservation and the adaptive use of existing structures on the island for the enjoyment and use by all people.
	www.nps.gov /history/nr/travel/detroit/d6.htm (386 words)

	Belle Isle (Michigan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Belle Isle is a 982-acre (3.9 km²) island in the Detroit River that is a park managed by the Detroit Department of Parks and Recreation.
		A highlight of Belle Isle is the combination of the America's oldest public aquarium (closed in 2005) and a beautiful botanical garden.
		The Belle Isle Aquarium, opened in 1904, was closed in April 3, 2005 by the city government for budgetary reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belle_Isle_(Michigan) (467 words)

	Belle Isle Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Belle Isle is a 702 acre island in the Detroit River that is a park managed by the Detroit Department of Parks and Recreation.
		The highlight of Belle Isle is the combination of the America's first public aquarium (http://travel.michigan.org/detail.asp?m=2&p=B564) and a beautiful botanical garden.
		Belle Isle is also the name of an island in the James River that is located in Richmond, Virginia, and of an island off the coast of Brittany which may be the place where Breton is still spoken most.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/b/be/belle_isle.html (286 words)

	Belle Isle State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Located in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia, Belle Isle is the first state park to be purchased with funds from the $95 million 1992 Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Referendum.
		At Belle Isle, the mansion and guest house are rented from Monday to Monday.
		The historic Belle Isle mansion, which is not a part of the park, is owned by the Gruis family.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /parks/bellisle.htm (2274 words)

	Belle Isle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Belle Isle is located in the middle of the Detroit River, and is accessed from the MacArthur Bridge, which connects Belle Isle to East Grand Boulevard.
		Belle Isle is crisscrossed by a series of canals and roads.
		Shared Management and Maintenance: Belle Isle has long been considered the "jewel of the Detroit park system." In recent years, city budget short-falls have taken their toll on the park's facilities and grounds by forcing postponement of maintenance and improvements, and a number of facilities have been closed.
	www.fordschool.umich.edu /academics/IPE2004/belleisle.htm (1189 words)

	AllRefer.com - Belle Isle, Strait of (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		Belle Isle, Strait of[belIl´] Pronunciation Key, c.35 mi (60 km) long and from 10 to 15 mi (16–24 km) wide, between the island of Newfoundland and Labrador-Ungava peninsula, Canada.
		The northern entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it is deep and free of rocks and shoals; ice blocks it from November to June.
		The tiny rock island Belle Isle (700 ft/213 m high), at the Atlantic entrance, has a lighthouse and is the first land sighted by ships from Europe.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BellIslStr.html (199 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| Great Park Places: Belle Isle Park
		Belle Isle is the foremost park in the city of Detroit.
		Belle Isle was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the same landscape architect who designed Central Park in New York City.
		Belle Isle has been terribly neglected and is now a former shell of itself.
	www.pps.org /upo/greatplaces/one?public_place_id=187 (529 words)

	Belle Isle Enterprise Middle School Main Page
		Belle Isle is one of only four Oklahoma schools to receive the Federal "Blue Ribbon" award for outstanding achievement for improved test scores from the U.S. Department of Education.
		Belle Isle was nominated as a result of students scoring in the top 10 percent of the state on state-mandated tests.
		Belle Isle received a 1413 API this year improving its 2003 score of 1407 which ranked the school in the top 10 among the 1857 schools in the state.
	www.okcps.org /ms/belle_isle (368 words)

	Belle Isle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Belle Isle (Virginia) in the James River of Richmond, Virginia, USA
		Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador) off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		Belle Isle (Windermere) in Windermere of England's Lake District
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belle_Isle (123 words)

	Home
		of the erosion at the Belle Isle Cemetery in Winthrop
		Belle Isle is to the upper right of Logan Airport on the map, approximately under the Route 145 symbol.
		The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, a grassroots environmental organization, was formed in the early 1980s to help preserve the marsh and publicize its importance as an urban nature laboratory and resource.
	www.friendsofbelleislemarsh.org (868 words)

	Belle Isle Civil War Prison
		Belle Isle is located west of Richmond, Virginia in the James River.
		Many Belle Isle prisoners were Union soldiers from the 2nd Tennessee Infantry who were captured at the Battle of Rogersville on November 6, 1863.
		Enlisted men who survived at Belle Isle were later transferred to Andersonville where it was said; "They would have new and better facilities." Officers were sent to Libby Prison.
	www.censusdiggins.com /prison_bellisle.html (501 words)

	© ASLA.org
		Belle Isle is a magnificent 982-acre island in the Detroit River, near the heart of downtown Detroit.
		Belle Isle Park (F. Olmsted in 1883), just a mile from downtown Detroit, is romanticized in the memories of generations of "Detroiters" who grew up spending leisure time with family and friends in its magnificent setting on the Detroit River.
		This existing land-use diagram shows the multitude of functions (generally poor in quality) accommodated on Belle Isle; it is difficult to expect the island to be all things to all people and still function as a healthy park environment.
	www.asla.org /awards/2004/04winners/entry178.html (1003 words)

	PAYING FOR BELLE ISLE: Deficit may pit services against city's treasures
		Belle Isle has been a regional treasure since 1879, when the city of Detroit bought the island and turned it into a park.
		City leaders said the looming closure of Belle Isle's century-old aquarium doesn't signal death throes for the venerable, 983-acre island designed by the creators of New York's Central Park.
		Privatization of any of the city-funded Belle Isle assets like the Dossin Great Lakes Museum or the stately old casino building that hosts receptions, parties, family reunions and professional conferences also is not an option, Beckham said.
	www.freep.com /news/locway/belle22e_20050222.htm (1275 words)

	Belle Island Prison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Beautiful Belle Isle, in the James River at Richmond, became a Confederate prison after 1st Bull Run, confining Union noncommissioned officers and enlisted men.
		No barracks were erected; Belle Isle and the Union prison at Point Lookout, MD, were the only major Civil War prisons that were made up of clusters of tents.
		Although Belle Isle Prison was intended to hold only 3,000 men, with tents provided t house that many, its population swelled to double that number and more.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /PrisonsParolesAndPOWs/belleislandprison.html (305 words)

	Belle Isle Attractions
		The Belle Isle Aquarium has received honors for its breeding and rearing of stingrays, and in 2002, hosted the surprise birth of two white-spotted bamboo sharks.
		The current clubhouse on Belle Isle was completed in 1923 and provides social and recreational boating activities to its members and their guests.
		Since 1998, the Belle Isle Golf Course has hosted the "King of Swing Tournament." The tournament is a way to celebrate the golfers and to reward staff for their hard work.
	www.fobi.org /attractions.html (1065 words)

	STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE - LoveToKnow Article on STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		BELLE ISLE, STRAIT OF, the more northern of the two channels connecting the Gulf of St Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean.
		The southern or Cabot Strait, between Cape Ray in Newfoundland and Cape North in Cape Breton, was discovered later, and the expansion below Belle Isle was long known as La Grande Bale.
		Cabot Strait is open all the year, save for occasional inconvenience from drift ice.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BELLE_ISLE_STRAIT_OF.htm (205 words)

	Detroit Department of Recreation -- Belle Isle
		No visit to Detroit is too short to enjoy the splendor of historic Belle Isle, the crown jewel of Detroit's public park system.
		They elected to retain the name Belle Isle (beautiful island) by which the property was popularly known.
		The nearly half mile-long bridge that takes you to Belle Isle today was originally constructed in 1923 and a meticulous renovation was completed in 1986.
	www.ci.detroit.mi.us /recreation/centers/M/belle_isle/belleM.htm (604 words)

	Belle Isle boosters push rescue plan for Detroit gem - 08/24/01
		The swimming area on Belle Isle, west of the Detroit Yacht Club, is a scenic and popular spot on a hot day.
		If Belle Isle were cleaned up and modernized, boosters say, it could become the glittering centerpiece of Detroit's riverfront, as much of a lure as Grant Park is in Chicago or Central Park is to New York.
		"Belle Isle is buried within a recreation department," said Anderson, a member of The Friends of Belle Isle group and author of Island in the City: How Belle Isle changed Detroit Forever.
	www.detnews.com /2001/metro/0108/24/a01-277282.htm (1842 words)

	Belle Isle Prison
		Belle Isle seen from North Bank - Tredegar Iron Works in the foreground.
		Graves of Union Soldiers, on Belle Isle, Richmond, April 8, 1865.
		Further notes the presence of negroes on Belle Isle and their negative treatment by their fellow prisoners.
	www.mdgorman.com /Prisons/belle_isle_prison.htm (3121 words)

	Belle Isle
		Belle Isle is located in the middle of the Detoit River, and is accessed from the MacArthur Bridge which connects Belle Isle to East Grand Boulevard.
		Belle Isle is a Detroit city park and open to the public.
		Friends of Belle Isle has been formed to promote the preservation and the adaptive use of existing structures on the island for the enjoyment and use by all people.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/detroit/d6.htm (386 words)

	Jalopnik: Obsessed With The Cult Of Cars
		Racing's returned to Belle Isle in Detroit and we'll be there to cover all of the ALMS and IndyCar action live.
		With the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix ALMS race just 45 minutes away, the Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyders have up, revved and run their 480 horsepower engines out of the paddock just the same as their yellow brethren.
		Not to be outdone by the Corvette Z06 GM sent round the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix road course by the folks from the General, some putz took his Jeep Compass out on the track -- you know, to see how it's done.
	www.jalopnik.com (1886 words)

	Belle Isle
		For $1.3 million a year, only 75,000 people visit the Belle Isle Zoo, and only half are from Detroit.
		But the zoo debate raises the bigger issue of Belle Isle, the jewel that's being allowed to decay to a point that's almost criminal.
		But stop the hemorrhaging; the Belle Isle zoo only makes a dollar back for every 10 dollars the city invests in it.
	www.freep.com /voices/editorials/ezoo17_20020517.htm (286 words)

	Comerica Sponsors Belle Isle Cleanup
		"Comerica is proud to be the primary sponsor of H.U.G. Belle Isle, particularly as our hometown city celebrates its 300-year anniversary." A recruitment drive has been launched targeting individuals, community groups, church members, business leaders and media outlets throughout metropolitan Detroit.
		"Our focus is squarely on Belle Isle's future, and its future depends on all of us taking an active role in the island's maintenance and clean-up," Babb said.
		H.U.G. Belle Isle volunteers will be assigned to clean and refurbish one of eight designated sectors on the island.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-14-2001/0001447829&EDATE= (328 words)

	ClickOnDetroit.com - COMMUNITY - Belle Isle Aquarium Keeps Doors Open, For Now
		An extension was given to supporters of the Belle Isle Aquarium Wednesday who are trying to keep the historic site open.
		The 100-year-old aquarium was scheduled to close in March as part of a plan by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to balance the budget for the city of Detroit.
		The Detroit City Council announced a 60-day extension for Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium to establish a fund-raising plan, Local 4 reported.
	www.clickondetroit.com /community/4224614/detail.html (225 words)

	The Discus Web Forum - Friends Of The Belle Isle Aquarium Need Your Help! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Belle Isle Aquarium is located on historic Belle Island and is home to many endangered species of fish, some of which are extinct in the wild.
		Friends Of The Belle Isle Aquarium are trying to stop the city of Detroit from making another historic building a deserted eye sore.
		I apologise if this is not the proper forum to put a thread like this in, but I feel that loosing Belle Isle would be a great loss to the aquarium and zoological societies.
	www.awforum.net /discus/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2504 (474 words)

	Hangin' out ... on Belle Isle and other spots - 09/06/00
		Summer is just about over, but thousands of people between the ages of 15 and 21 are still finding good times on Belle Isle, Hart Plaza and at neighborhood arcades.
		Belle Isle seems to be the most popular place in the city, with about 25,000 young people gathering there each weekend, according to city officials.
		"Belle Isle is a hangout for all the young people," McLaurin said.
	www.detnews.com /2000/detroit/0009/11/s06-115940.htm (1076 words)

	Luxury Holiday Lets Ireland
		Situated on the northern tip of Upper Lough Erne, Belle Isle is a 470-acre estate spread over eight picturesque islands.
		Moreover, Belle Isle is also a vibrant working estate with a fully functioning farm including a fine herd of ninety dairy cows.
		This broad range of accommodation has been carefully planned to cater for everyone, from visitors who simply wish to relax away from the pressures of everyday life to those who are keen to enjoy the varied activities available in the Fermanagh Lakelands area.
	www.belleisle-estate.com (291 words)

	Library of American Landscape History
		For this purpose, the city bought Belle Isle—600 acres of wetland forest on an island in the Detroit River—and in 1882 engaged Frederick Law Olmsted to create a plan for it.
		Olmsted expressed these same sentiments in his 1883 report for Belle Isle, noting that the value of a park “lies in its power to divert men from unwholesome, vicious, and destructive methods and habits of seeking recreation, and inducing them to educate themselves.” Olmsted’s scheme was straightforward and grand.
		But even as canals and some structures were being restored, Grand Prix auto racing came to Belle Isle, and the acres of pavement grew.
	www.lalh.org /preservBelleStudy.html (698 words)

	BIBS Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle is owned and operated by the City of Detroit Recreation and General Services Departments.
		The Belle Isle Botanical Society, BIBS, is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) volunteer organization.
		Our mission is to raise funds and seek donations for the restoration and maintenance of the Conservatory and surrounding gardens, to provide educational programs for the public and to work with the City of Detroit to achieve these goals.
	www.bibsociety.org (542 words)

	Belle Isle Hall -- SACHS - SPCAS
		Belle Isle Hall was built in the 1890s in Bellisle, Nova Scotia and for many years served as a community center for the residents of the area.
		Marc Lavoie, a professor at Université Sainte-Anne, led an archaeological dig on the grounds of Belle Isle Hall in 1983.
		The SACHS board is in the process of renovating Salle Belle Isle Hall.
	savoieheritage.org /hall.shtml (196 words)

	USN Ships--USS Belle Isle (AG-73, later AKS-21) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS Belle Isle, the first of a class of six Liberty ships converted to electronics repair ships, was built at South Portland, Maine, commissioned for the voyage to a conversion yard at Hoboken, N. in November 1944, and placed in full commission after conversion in July 1945.
		At the end of March 1946 Belle Isle departed Japan for the West Coast.
		Belle Isle was stricken from the Navy list in April 1960 and was apparently sunk as a target later that year.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-b/ag73.htm (296 words)

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