Publisher James E. Scripps sought to pay tribute to the thousands of young boys who hawked his newspapers with a statue on Belle Isle. Scripps had founded the Detroit Evening News, …

To memorialize this veritable Santa, they raised funds to build the monument to him on Belle Isle. The Old Newsboys’ Goodfellows Fund has raised millions of dollars for hundreds of thousands …

Fountain with statue of paperboy holding newspaper bag and standing next to his dog. Printed on front: "The Newsboy Fountain, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich. Erected by the Detroit News."

View of fountain with statue of paperboy holding newspaper bag and standing next to his dog, located on Belle Isle on Central Avenue. Sculptor was Frederick A.T. Dunbar.

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Sep 10, 2014 · Detroit purchased Belle Isle in 1879, making it the nation's largest city-owned park. Planned by the designer of New York's Central Park, it remains one of Detroit's most alluring …

May 26, 2006 · Upon his death in 1910, Detroiter James Scott bequeathed $500,000 to his hometown for the construction of a fountain in his honor on Belle Isle, a city-owned park in the …

Apr 15, 2023 · Color postcard depicting the Newsboy Drinking Fountain by Frederick Dunbar on Belle Isle. Postmarked May 10, 1906. Partner Michigan Service Hub Contributing Institution …

On July 4, 1845, a group of Detroiters picnicking on the island decided to give the island a new name, Belle Isle, in honor of Gov. Lewis Cass' daughter Isabella.

May 1, 2015 · Detroit’s fabled Belle Isle has many historical tales to delight any story-teller. Detroit’s famed historian, Clarence Burton, often told one such story, rooted in historical facts. …