Belle Isle Canal Bed Cleanup Project

January 2001

The old canal bed on Belle Isle was full of underbrush and trees big and small. The idea was to clean up the underbrush so people can clearly see it's historical significance, and more importantly, explore!.

belle_isle_cleanup1.JPG (149609 bytes)
The canal bed is now usable as a bike area or just general exploring

belle_isle_cleanup2.JPG (162266 bytes) Now the original canal is more visible

belle_isle_cleanup3.JPG (150979 bytes)

 

 

pictures courtesy of Steve Ellison