Belleville Lake

Tomorrow, Saturday December 3, 2016 is the day!  Santa Clause will be making a grand visit through our town to help kick off the holiday season in Belleville’s lighted Christmas parade.  So grab your family, friends, chairs, blankets, glow sticks, and hot chocolate.  Line the streets to welcome Santa to our town.  The parade …

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 …

I am quite fortunate to come from a family of “savers”.  Admittedly, some things we save are of more value and interest than others.  Sometimes I/we hold on to things we should probably just toss away.  But there are many things I have acquired through the years that I am …

For many Belleville area residents, living within our downtown is where they are most happy to be.  Being able to walk from their doorstep to enjoy views of Belleville Lake at Horizon Park or the DNR boat ramp, playgrounds at Victory Park, The Belleville Area Museum, The Belleville Area District Library, …

Summer is such a wonderful time of year around our little lakeside town.  It’s great to get out and about, enjoy the beautiful weather, views of a sunset over the lake, a nice breeze from the water and mingle with friends.  Did you know you can do all that while …

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 …

This is the Belleville neighborhood nearest and dearest to my own heart. This is where I was raised from birth. It’s where I played with neighborhood kids building clubhouses in backyards and riding bikes around the block.  It is also where I chose to further extend my family’s roots by purchasing …