Postcard

A Pretty Spot at Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich.

Color postcard depicting canoes on a Belle Isle canal, with people along the shore and a bridge in the background.
Printed on verso: Grand Canal, Belle Isle, Detroit River. Belle Isle, the playground of the people of Detroit, is one of the most beautiful parks in this country. It has many beautiful canals, a large Casino and Pavilion where refreshments are served. It contains 702 acres and has twenty miles of macadam roadway. It has a fine Zoo, Aquarium. Horticultural building and Bathing Pavilion with 1,000 private rooms. Belle Isle was purchased by Detroit in 1879 and the city has spent $2,000,000 to make it an enjoyable spot for her citizens and guests.