Above is heading for Belle Isle (right under Lee Bridge) this spring. Looks like it will soon be time for me to dust off the mt. bike sitting in my basement. From the Belle Isle Skills Area website; Located on Belle Island, this skills facility will be an addition to the 18 miles of urban single [...]
Recently the third part of a three part presentation of the Richmond Riverfront Plan was released. Public meetings were held to share this info. but not all of us could make the meeting. Fortunately we have folks like Phil Riggan who do attend the meeting and give us nice summaries on Richmond.com and we have folks [...]
Belle Isle is such a natural oasis now that it is easy to forget the industry on the island as recently as the 70′s. This latest photo from Vintage Richmond really highlights the change from industry to greenery and dovetails nicely with this Belle Isle photo from 1965. Great work as always from Vintage Richmond.
The advice about rabies applies year round but after a couple of incidents in James River Park it is worth reminding everyone to be wary of animals acting strangely when enjoying the natural wonders of our area. From an email I received; A rabid fox attacked two people walking along the James River on Sunday. While [...]
Venture Richmond will be closing Belle Isle and the parking lot on Tredegar Sunday July 3rd 5 p.m. the July 4th for the big Fireworks on James that will be happening on July 3rd. The fireworks will be launched from Belle Isle so obviously can’t have people in the area. Brown’s Island the official recommended [...]
The James River Splash and Dash is a competitive tube race which will take place on July 9, 2011 in Richmond’s Belle Isle area. Participants will complete a 2-mile trail run on Belle Isle followed by a 1/3 mile flatwater tube paddle (swim on the tube) across the James…tubes will be provided by JRA (James [...]
From RTD: Police were notified of the shooting at 9:28 p.m. and found that a man in his 40s had been shot once in the lower torso and once in the leg, said police Capt. Paul Kiniry. The man was taken to VCU Medical Center for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. The [...]
Another great image by Vintage Richmond. Crazy to see all the industry there. For a small piece of land that island has an amazing past.
I read several Tweets and received a couple questions about a bunch (as many as 10 from one report) police cars heading to Belle Isle. Since it happened on the River I knew Phil of James River News Hub would eventually find out the details. The abbreviated version of Phil’s post, is that during or after a river rescue [...]
The video is a raw footage of the rescue. The man in need of rescue had decided it would be a good idea to ride a tree (no word on what type of tree) down the James. Yes, ride a tree down the James as an added bit of intelligence he didn’t see the need [...]
James River News Hub has reopened a debate on the well-known Gratefull Dead rock that resides on Belle Isle. The question is asked, “Is it art? Is it graffiti? Share your thoughts!” Make sure and share your thoughts at JRNH as well as here since it was Phil that brought up the question and I’m just [...]
Richmond.com’s continuing series of Bests in Richmond heads to the river and as you would expect quite a few spots that I claim to be in the H&H area are on the list. Head over there to cast your vote and bring home the gold for the Southbank. Bits and pieces of their post are [...]
From the Richmond MORE (Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts) Facebook page; For those of you who need the refresher – This Saturday 1-29-11 @ 9am we will continue work on the new trail on Belle Isle. This is the trail that takes you from the service road near the hydro plant back around to the lost garden. [...]
Richmond More at Belle Isle; This Saturday 1-15-11 (starting at 9 a.m.) we will once again be working over on Belle Isle. We have some bench cutting and other trail work to do on the trail that takes you from the service road near the hydro plant back around to the lost garden. Nathan and [...]
James River News Hub continues to do a great job of covering all the happenings on the James. The picture above is from a post about a walk along the bank and Phil also headed out last night to the solstice on Belle Isle. Great stuff all around.
From JRNH; The James River Park System staff and the Friends of the James River Park are welcoming Winter Solstice today with a celebratory bonfire on Belle Isle starting at 4:45 p.m. It’s not often that one could legally experience a bonfire on Belle Isle, which should be reason enough for most river lovers to come out. The [...]
Friends of the James River Park: For the third year in a row, the Friends of the James River Park is marking the Winter Solstice with a low-key yet heartwarming gathering on Belle Isle. Meet at the Tredegar side of the Belle Isle Pedestrian Bridge at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21 to walk across [...]
Come out and help LitterFreeRVA clean up Belle Isle on September 25th! Meet at the north pedestrian bridge at noon and we’ll spread out from there. Bags, gloves, and pickers will be provided, and we’ll be gathering for lunch close by afterwards. Keep RVA beautiful! [via Liter Free RVA]
From the blog The Borrowed World comes news of a volunteer effort to clean up Belle Isle. To sum it all up: Place: Meet in the Belle Isle parking lot, just past Tredegar IronWorks. Try to carpool or be dropped off or find other transportation, because the parking situation is pretty horrible these days. Time: [...]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that the bridge to Belle Isle used by fire, emergency and park vehicles has reopened after only 30 days rather than the 75 days originally estimated. Here, here! We might complain bitterly when things take longer than expected so we should definitely be pleased when things happen more quickly!
RTD has a write up on the Conservation Easement proposal that was introduced by City Council President Kathy Graziano. A conservation easement would be placed on about 280 acres of parkland, including the James River Park System, Great Shiplock Park and Belle Isle, meaning the land never could be sold or developed, even with ball [...]
