Belle Isle receives $750,000 grant for 6-mile trail

(WJBK) - Some improvements are coming that will help beautify Belle Isle thanks to some federal money.

The island has been awarded a $750,000 grant to help build a looped trail that's six miles long.

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Belle Isle has been planning the trail for nearly a year.

Detroit is one of 22 cities in 17 states to get the grant.

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The Interior Department and the National Park Service awarded the grants.

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