Daffodil Day 2023: Last Minute Details
Eric & Israel Nordin in the Detroit Design Center, their 14,000 square foot studio. They created the sculpture "One World...Under Michigan Stars" which is our Featured New Attraction in 2023. Photo: David R. Munoz Detroit Free Press
Detroit Yacht Club
Belle Isle State park
One Riverbank Road,
Detroit, MI 48207
Registration at DYC begins at 11:00am
Seating begins at 11:45am.
Luncheon served at 12:00pm
Program will start soon
after the meal is served.
Map of Belle Isle sites on bottom of page
Important Changes
Valet parking at DYC is NOT available
Please arrive early for a handicap space or
travel with a friend who can drop you off and then park
The Anna Scrips Whitcomb Conservatory is CLOSED.
The greenhouse is undergoing a $10 million renovation.
It is scheduled to reopen in 2024.
Covid is still with us, continue to wash your hands. Respect those wearing masks and distancing.
IF YOU FEEL SICK, PLEASE STAY HOME! You can make a friend very happy by giving them your ticket.
PLANNING YOUR DAY
Are you are bringing a floral centerpiece to the luncheon?
Drop it off at the DYC between 9:30am and 10:30am.
Your centerpiece is a LOAN to the Daffodil Day Luncheon, you will be taking it home.
Remember, do not to take home a centerpiece you did not bring.
Belle Isle is now a Michigan State Park.
You may drive to a Detroit Yacht Club event without paying a fee,
due to an agreement with the DYC and the state of Michigan.
If you stop and park, it is possible a nice police officer will notify you a Park Passport is required and how to purchase one. An annual Michigan State Park Passport is now $13. It gives you entry to all Michigan State Parks for a year.
Many of you may have purchased this when you renewed your license plate.
If you did, a "P" is on your annual tab. The day fee for cars of non-residents is $9.
Featured New Attraction 2023
"One World…Under Michigan Stars" Sculpture by the Nordin Brothers
If you get to Belle isle early, stop at the new sculpture that marks the trailhead of the Iron Belle Trail.*
Brothers Erik and Israel Nordin created the large sculpture using torches and other metal-working tools at the
Detroit Design Center, their 14,000 square foot studio in midtown Detroit.
Both artists, Erik and Israel, will be there from 10:30 to 11:30 to answer any questions you may have.
They will later join us at the luncheon.
If You miss the morning session, you may visit "One World…Under Michigan Stars" after the luncheon.
A nice extra stop would be a visit to the Piet Oudolf Garden which was Featured Attraction last year.
"One World...Under Michigan Stars" by Erik and Israel Nordin. To see the Nordin brothers' website and learn more about Detroit Design Center, Click on image. Photo: Kathleen Krasity
In Detroit Yacht Club
Registration starts at 11:00am on the second floor lobby of the DYC.
After you receive your name tag, you may enjoy a glass of non-alcoholic daffodil delight.
At the cash bar, you may purchase a spring mimosa or other alcoholic beverage.
Information tables will have fliers about upcoming garden events.
Daffodils4Detroit Notecards and Daffodil Tiles
may be picked up, if pre-paid, or purchased in the second floor lobby.
Shopping opportunities are set up in Peacock Alley.
Judy Duffy, of Little Cottage Design, is our Featured Artist for 2023.
She will bring a collection specially curated with daffodils in mind.
Megan Swoyer Featured Botanical Artist of 2022, will offer scarves, notecards & other "objets d'art"
Rachel Lutz's The Peacock Room will offer festive spring fashions. Don't miss the hats.
Laurie Tennent, Featured Artist of 2021, will offer items from her "Belle Isle Collection"
The Daffodil Day Luncheon will begin at 12:00 noon.
It includes Chicken Salad, Roll & Butter, Coffee or Tea, & Sidney Boggs Chocolates for Dessert.
(A Vegetarian Option may have been pre-ordered.)
The luncheon will start with a brief invocation.
The main program, presented by John Gallagher, will start during luncheon.
Topic: The Return of Detroit
After you receive your name tag, you may enjoy a glass of non-alcoholic daffodil delight.
At the cash bar, you may purchase a spring mimosa or other alcoholic beverage.
Information tables will have fliers about upcoming garden events.
Daffodils4Detroit Notecards and Daffodil Tiles
may be picked up, if pre-paid, or purchased in the second floor lobby.
Shopping opportunities are set up in Peacock Alley.
Judy Duffy, of Little Cottage Design, is our Featured Artist for 2023.
She will bring a collection specially curated with daffodils in mind.
Megan Swoyer Featured Botanical Artist of 2022, will offer scarves, notecards & other "objets d'art"
Rachel Lutz's The Peacock Room will offer festive spring fashions. Don't miss the hats.
Laurie Tennent, Featured Artist of 2021, will offer items from her "Belle Isle Collection"
The Daffodil Day Luncheon will begin at 12:00 noon.
It includes Chicken Salad, Roll & Butter, Coffee or Tea, & Sidney Boggs Chocolates for Dessert.
(A Vegetarian Option may have been pre-ordered.)
The luncheon will start with a brief invocation.
The main program, presented by John Gallagher, will start during luncheon.
Topic: The Return of Detroit
Map of Belle Isle for Daffodil Day 2023
The map uses a flower symbol to show some of the places daffodils are blooming on Belle Isle. There are many more daffodils scattered on the island. The DYC, the Featured New Attraction and the Piet Oudolf Garden are labeled. Gabriel Richard Park, to your left as you enter the bridge, has a beautiful display of daffodils and is also labeled.
It is recommended to turn right as you exit the Belle Isle Bridge and take the Grand Tour of the island.
You will be on the Strand, a ring road that circles Belle Isle. The sites you will see include, in order, the Scott Fountain, the Casino, the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, the Piet Oudolf Garden, the Anna Scrips Whitcomb Conservatory (closed for renovation),the Aquarium, open Friday to Sunday, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the athletic fields, the US Coast Guard Base, the new "One World…Under Michigan Stars" sculpture by the Nordin Brothers, the gold course, the Nature Center and Daffodil Hill, a serpentine raised bed planted with thousands of Daffodils4Detroit bulbs. The Detroit Yacht Club is just past Daffodil Hill. As you leave the luncheon, you will pass the swimming beach, parts of the Iron Belle Trail, and, just before the bridge, the Detroit Boat Club.
We hope you enjoyed Daffodil Day 2023 and will return to Belle Isle, Michigan's most popular State Park.
It is recommended to turn right as you exit the Belle Isle Bridge and take the Grand Tour of the island.
You will be on the Strand, a ring road that circles Belle Isle. The sites you will see include, in order, the Scott Fountain, the Casino, the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, the Piet Oudolf Garden, the Anna Scrips Whitcomb Conservatory (closed for renovation),the Aquarium, open Friday to Sunday, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the athletic fields, the US Coast Guard Base, the new "One World…Under Michigan Stars" sculpture by the Nordin Brothers, the gold course, the Nature Center and Daffodil Hill, a serpentine raised bed planted with thousands of Daffodils4Detroit bulbs. The Detroit Yacht Club is just past Daffodil Hill. As you leave the luncheon, you will pass the swimming beach, parts of the Iron Belle Trail, and, just before the bridge, the Detroit Boat Club.
We hope you enjoyed Daffodil Day 2023 and will return to Belle Isle, Michigan's most popular State Park.
