Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan - October 8, 2006
Belle Isle Park is on an Island in the Detroit River between Detroit
and Windsor.
The Douglas MacArthur Bridge across to Belle Isle.
[1744x1308]
The Scott Memorial Fountain is the prominent feature of the western
end of the park.
[1744x1308]
You're not allowed to do much with this fountain.
[Closer]
This is James Scott.
[1744x1308]
[Closer]
[3488x2616]
[1744x1308]
[3488x2616]
[Closer]
[Closer]
[1744x1308]
This turtle's water isn't making it to his frog.
[Closer]
[3488x2616]
[3488x2616]
[3488x2616]
[3488x2616]
View of Windsor, Ontario.
[1744x1308]
A church in Windsor.
[Closer]
Some industry in Windsor.
[1744x1308]
Looking downstream toward Windsor and Detroit.
[3488x2616]
The massive Renaissance Center complex.
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
There's a spider web covered with dew in this picture.
[3488x2616]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
Looking at the western (downstream) end of the island.
[3488x2616]
A groundhog?
[Closer]
A blue crab claw.
[Closer]
[1744x1308]
The two sides of the Detroit River come back together here at the
western end of the island.
[3488x2616]
Downtown Detroit.
[1744x1308]
Closer view - and subsequent pictures are moving to the right from
this view.
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
[1744x1308]
Overview of the area pictured in the previous several pictures.
[1744x1308]
The bridge.
[1744x1308]
[Closer]
Before we left, a large group doing a charity walk started to walk
around the fountain.
[Closer]
Looking up the road toward the eastern/northern part of the island
that we didn't visit.
[1744x1308]
On the way back to the bridge.
[1744x1308]
And crossing back into Detroit.
E-mail domain: teresco.org, username: terescoj -
Mon Oct 9 14:58:12 EDT 2006
Copyright notice: All images are copyright © James D. Teresco unless otherwise specified. Unauthorized use is prohibited.