I'm from up north but come to the city every chance I get, so forgive me if this is a dumb question.
Where's a good place to watch the hydroplane races and avoid paying the fee? I know they go between Belle Isle and the mainland just north of the bridge. Can you get a good view of them from Belle isle, and is there a decent beach or anything? My dad watched them back in the 70's from the bridge he tells me, and says to get their real early.