You pay a dollar, grab a burlap sack and let yourself go. BRENDAN RONEY: It's one of the major touchstones of kind of growing up in the city. If you grew up in the city, you went to Belle Isle.

The sacks are made of burlap, which is scratchy and provides some friction—and because all the riders have to wear these sacks, that makes for a more consistent, known surface than whatever ...

A giant, 40-foot-long slide, notorious for its bumpy rides, ... It’s also offering new burlap sacks for riders to put their legs inside before they head down the slide, ...

“You get a burlap sack and go down a giant yellow slide. It’s kitschy; it’s fun.” The Raymond family of Apple Valley took to the slide on opening day with their kids — Jenna, 6, and ...

5 best videos of this giant Detroit slide destroying people ... children of Detroit who climbed 40 feet into the sky overlooking the US-Canada border to brave its metallic fury in a burlap sack.

The Giant Slide in Detroit Sends Riders Flying, ... Videos circulating on social media show people flying in burlap sacks and slamming into the metal slide, inspiring jokes and memes.

People ride burlap sacks down the Giants Slide on Belle Isle in Detroit that opened for the summer, Friday, July 19, 2024. The slide isn't Belle Isle's only feature.

Eager riders once again lined up and donned burlap sacks Friday morning at the second reopening of the Giant Slide on Belle Isle in Detroit.