<P> Belle Isle Park , more commonly known simply as Belle Isle ( / bɛlˈaɪəl / ) , is a 982 - acre ( 1.534 sq mi ; 397 ha ) island park in the Detroit River between Michigan and Ontario . The U.S. - Canada border is in the channel south of Belle Isle such that the island is not in Canada . Owned by the city of Detroit , Belle Isle is managed as a state park by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources through a 30 - year lease initiated in 2013 ; it was previously a city park . Belle Isle is the largest city - owned island park in the United States and is the third largest island in the Detroit River after Grosse Ile and Fighting Island . It is connected to mainland Detroit by the MacArthur Bridge . </P>
<P> Belle Isle Park , more commonly known simply as Belle Isle ( / bɛlˈaɪəl / ) , is a 982 - acre ( 1.534 sq mi ; 397 ha ) island park in the Detroit River between Michigan and Ontario . The U.S. - Canada border is in the channel south of Belle Isle such that the island is not in Canada . Owned by the city of Detroit , Belle Isle is managed as a state park by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources through a 30 - year lease initiated in 2013 ; it was previously a city park . Belle Isle is the largest city - owned island park in the United States and is the third largest island in the Detroit River after Grosse Ile and Fighting Island . It is connected to mainland Detroit by the MacArthur Bridge . </P>
when did belle isle became a state park
when did belle isle became a state park
2013
2013