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Detroit’s Belle Isle Conservatory to temporarily close as glass house gets $10M renovation
Read full article: Detroit’s Belle Isle Conservatory to temporarily close as glass house gets $10M renovationThe Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle will undergo $10 million in renovations in mid-November.
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Belle Isle conservatory set to reopen after $2.5M restoration
Read full article: Belle Isle conservatory set to reopen after $2.5M restorationDETROIT - A reopening celebration is scheduled at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Detroits Belle Isle island park. The Belle Isle Conservancy and Michigan Department of Natural Resources say the event is Thursday and repairs made to the conservatory are part of the islands long-term restoration plans. Original trusses from 1904 have been replaced with galvanized steel. DNR Parks and Recreation funds made up $1.5 million of the $2.5 million project. The other $1 million came from a grant from a Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation grant.