Belle Isle
Belle Isle Park
Content type
Postcard
Variations of the same scene. Notice how each of the cards has been retouched in different ways.
Lagoon and Mound, Belle Isle
Content type
Postcard
This postcard, postmarked in 1941, is imprinted by Metropolitan, Everett, Mass.
Belle Isle Park
Content type
Postcard
This real photo postcard has a 1911 postmark.
Belle Isle Park
Content type
Postcard
These two postcards are unique in that they show a small fleet of double-paddle canoes.
The second card is colorized.
Myrtle Ann
Content type
Vintage Photographs
Myrtle Ann Cole enjoys a canoe ride on the canals of Belle Isle in this photograph dated 1954
Belle Isle Picnic
Content type
Vintage Photographs
This trio of photos, taken at Detroit’s Belle Isle, show a canoe equipped with a number of accessories.