Parks & Recreation

Originally published: December 12, 2016 Updated: February 16, 2021 with most recent published costs Are you looking for sledding hills in and around Belleville? The first big snowstorm of the season has been dumping upon us all night and all day long.  We already received the !SNOW DAY! call for tomorrow!  Yay!  Time …

Victory Park was established in 1919 by a group of residents who raised money to purchase the triangular plot of land at Five Points to create a park.  This park was given its name in dedication to the men of WWI. Victory Station was added in 1925 by Wayne County when they built several …

As you enter downtown Belleville by way of Belleville Road, you are greeted by the landscapes of a lakeside City of Belleville park along eastern shore at the northeast corner of Main and Liberty.  This view is quite different from what many of us remember prior to the 2000’s when the first …

Travel along Main Street in downtown Belleville throughout the month of October and you will be greeted by a line of scarecrows  along the way.  These scarecrows are the creations of local businesses, families, individuals, schools, organizations and clubs and another fun “Booville” activity.  Not only are they fun decorations …

October is always a fun and eventful month for families in Belleville as the whole town is transformed into “BooVille”.  Even as you enter the downtown, the existing “Welcome to Belleville” sign that greets you when crossing the bridge onto Main Street, reads Welcome to BooVille for the month of …

Village park is one of Belleville’s newer, yet seemingly lessor known of the city parks.  That is because unlike Victory Park, which is located at the main five point intersection of town, surrounded by busy streets, the majority of Village Park is tucked away behind homes and businesses.  The only …

On the banks of Belleville Lake, along High Street, in Downtown Belleville, lays Horizon Park. In 1976, development of this park was initiated by a $2000 gift from the Women’s Study Club to convert what was once a vacant strip of land covered in weeds and brush, into a lakefront park.  At that …

My husband and I, both grew up spending many springs and summers playing Belleville Little League baseball and softball at these ball diamonds during our childhood.  It was a place where many friendships were born, athletic skills were developed and memories were made.  Today, we again spend many an evening …