DETROIT – Belle Isle is working to recover from two problems that struck this fall: flooding from excessive rain and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To many, Belle Isle is one of the most beautiful places in Detroit“Belle Isle is a jewel,” frequent visitor Jesse Brown said. Excessive Flooding has caused parts of Belle Isle to close. “When the pandemic hit, we stopped a lot of projects, and that was one of them that stopped,” Jacob Brown said. The Grand Prix Organization also paid for the Belle Isle fountain to turn on again this summer.