Editing Grosse Pointe (section)

==Culture and contemporary life==
[[File:Grosse Pointe townhouses.jpg|thumb|Townhouses in Grosse Pointe]]
"The Village", concentrated along Kercheval Avenue in Grosse Pointe, serves as a central business district for the five Pointes with traditional street-side shopping. The Village had its own [[Sanders Confectionery|Sanders Candy and Dessert Shop]], founded by Frederick Sanders Schmidt, who opened a store Detroit in 1875. This location was closed in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Adrienne |title=Sanders Candy will permanently close 4 stores in Michigan |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/04/sanders-candy-closing-stores/3146705001/ |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> The Village has become a vibrant district with the emergence of mixed-use developments (more information at the [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan|Grosse Pointe]] page). Grosse Pointe Farms is home to "The Hill" district, located on a small bluff, which includes offices, stores, restaurants, and the main branch of the [[public library]]. Near its "Cabbage Patch" district, Grosse Pointe Park has retail and restaurants on multiple cross-streets, as well as a [[farmer's market]] held weekly during the warm months. Grosse Pointe Woods' main business district lies along one of its main roads, Mack Avenue.

The recreational lifestyle historically associated with Grosse Pointe has given rise to many private [[Club (organization)|clubs]]. The [[Country Club of Detroit]] in Grosse Pointe Farms features a notable classic course, [[tennis]], and traditional amenities. The [[Grosse Pointe Yacht Club]], at the intersection of Vernier Road and Lakeshore Drive on Lake St. Clair, is an acclaimed boating club. The Grosse Pointe Club, also called the "Little Club," is a highly exclusive, historic club on the lakefront, on a site where wealthy Detroiters and Grosse Pointers have gathered for recreation since its organization in 1885,<ref>Farmer 1890, p. 340.</ref> when Grosse Pointe was a cottage-town. The Lochmoor Club is another club in Grosse Pointe which has an expansive golf course and other amenities. The Hunt Club is the equestrian club of Grosse Pointe. It houses an impressive number of horses and stables for the suburban area.
[[File:GrossePointeMansion.jpg|200px|left|thumb|University Place, [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] mansion in Grosse Pointe]]

Many prominent Detroiters, members of the [[Ford family]], including [[Edsel Ford]] (son of [[Henry Ford]]) and his wife, Eleanor Clay Ford, as well as [[Henry Ford II]] (grandson of Henry Ford), have chosen to reside in Grosse Pointe. The [[Edsel and Eleanor Ford House]], at 1100 Lake Shore Drive, is open to the public for guided tours.

Each city has at least one municipal park along Lake St. Clair. The landlocked Grosse Pointe Woods has its park at the southern tip of St. Clair Shores, adjacent to Grosse Pointe Shores. Access to each of these parks is restricted to residents of its municipality, causing occasional controversy among residents of both Grosse Pointe and other neighborhoods in Metro Detroit.  [[Jefferson Avenue (Detroit)|Jefferson Avenue]], a major thoroughfare in Detroit, becomes Lakeshore Drive between Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores, and is the scenic carriageway of all five Grosse Pointes, after skirting the eastern neighborhoods of Detroit. Lakeshore Drive was featured on [[HGTV]]'s television program ''[[Dream Drives]]'' and in the films ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' and ''[[Gran Torino]]''.

The region is home to [[University Liggett School]], Michigan's oldest [[independent school]], and two public high schools: [[Grosse Pointe South High School]] and [[Grosse Pointe North High School]], which are the termini of the [[Grosse Pointe Public School System]].

[[Newspaper]]s and community [[Non-profit organization|organizations]] generally serve all five cities, as do the [[public library]] and [[school system]], but [[municipal services]] are separate. ''[[The Grosse Pointe News]]'', on a weekly basis, and the ''[[Grosse Pointe Times]]'', on a semi-weekly basis, publish local news, though the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' and ''[[The Detroit News]]'' provide the majority of regional, national and international news.