This book is an account of Frederick Law Olmsted's visit to Belle Isle, a park located in the Detroit River, one year after it was created. It describes in detail the park's features, including the landscape, architecture, and amenities, and also provides insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by urban parks in the late nineteenth century. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of urban planning and park design. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.