Bordering Lake Saint Clair and Canada to the east and south, the City of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan is an inner suburb of Detroit, which borders it to the west.
Grosse Point borders the Grosse Pointe Farms to the southwest, while Grosse Pointe Woods and Grosse Pointe Shores border it to the north or northeast. Locally known as The Farms, the Wayne County city is within twenty miles of several cities in the Detroit Metro Region, including Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Park, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores, Roseville, Hamtramck, Center Line, Fraser, Highland Park, Warren, Mt. Clemens, Dearborn, Hazel Park, Sterling Heights, Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, and Madison Heights.
Grosse Pointe Farms includes the point in Grosse Pointe, derived from a bend in the lake.
The Farms has a more varied street pattern and topography than the other Grosse Pointes. While Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Park use a standard street grid, and are largely flat, the streets of Grosse Pointe Farms mostly extend the same grid flowing out of Detroit, although the streets in some districts are irregular and curving. A ridge runs through the center of the city.
Originally, Grosse Pointe Farms was part of the village of Grosse Pointe, when it was incorporated in 1880. The portion of the village northeast of Fisher Road split off from Grosse Pointe in 1893 over a dispute related to the location of a tavern, and was incorporated as a separate village, becoming a city in 1950. A post office was established in Grosse Pointe Farms on December 28, 1898, with Frank R. Cadieux as postmaster.
Today, the largest employer in Grosse Pointe Farms is the Henry Ford Medical Center, which is located in the southwestern part of the city. Saga Communications, which owns radio stations throughout the country, is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms.
Public school students in the city attend campuses of Grosse Pointe Public Schools, which has campuses in Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, and Grosse Pointe Woods. Saint Park on the Lake Catholic School, situated in the Saint Paul Catholic Church Complex in Grosse Pointe Farms, offers a PK-8th-grade curriculum. Founded in 1885, the Grosse Pointe Academy is an independent, non-profit school within the city that also offers a PK-8th-grade curriculum.
The focus of this category is on Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and appropriate resources feature websites representing the city itself, or any individuals, businesses, industries, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, or events within the city.
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Affiliated with the Sunrise District, Great Lakes Field Service Council, of the Boy Scouts of America youth organization, Troop 86 meets each Monday on which Grosse Pointe Schools have classes, at the Richard Elementary School. With membership open to boys from eleven to eighteen, the troop has been in continuous operation for more than eighty-five years. A profile of the troop is put forth, along with meeting schedules, monthly campouts, service projects, and courts of honor.
http://www.troop86glc.org/
Family owned and operated since 1893, the florist serves the Grosse Pointe Farms and surrounding areas, offering floral arrangements and gifts, which may be purchased and picked up at its floral shop on Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, or ordered online with local delivery. Its location, telephone number, store hours, and payment options are posted, and a map showing its location is provided. A product catalog allows for online shopping with local delivery.
https://www.charvattheflorist.com/
CDG provides a variety of services related to building web and integrated marketing services. Located in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, the firm provides mobile-friendly web design and development services, integrates social marketing, a Content Management System (CMS), marketing and branding services, and after-completion support services. Its location, office and mobile telephone numbers, email address, a contact form, a list of representative clients, and client testimonials.
http://www.costellodg.com/
Enrolling students from age two-and-a-half through the eighth grade, the school is currently an independent, non-profit, and coeducational school, although it was founded in 1885 by the Society of the Sacred Heart, originally enrolling only women. Its mission, strategic plan, admissions policies, academic programs, summer camps, and parent-student handbooks, dress code, forms, and calendars are included. Employment opportunities and alumni programs are included.
https://gpacademy.org/
Grosse Pointe Farms City Little League
The non-profit organization was created to promote, develop, supervise, and assist the youth of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan who participate in Little League Baseball and Softball. Contact information, field locations, tournament dates, and a calendar of events are posted on the site, along with a team directory, coaching resources, a list of board members, scores and game summaries, standings, and registration information. Contributions may be made through PayPal.
https://www.grossepointebaseball.com/
The full-service real estate firm is headquartered in downtown Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan, where its agents offer a full line of real estate services, including the listing and selling of property, finding and acquiring property, securing mortgages, title and document preparation, written market opinions, closing services, securing property insurance, moving and relocation services, storage services, leasing and rentals, property improvement contracting, and property management.
https://realestateinthepointes.com/
Headquartered in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Sage Communications owns radio stations all over the United States, with more than a hundred brands. Featured brands are highlighted, and may be listened to online, while all of its stations are listed on the company's website. Resources for investors include a corporate overview, stock information, financial reports, news and market data, and others. Press releases are published on the site, and career opportunities and contacts are posted.
https://sagacom.com/
Situated on a fifteen-acre campus in a residential neighborhood in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, the full-service living community supports the physical, emotional, social, health, and spiritual needs of its residents, including well-appointed, independent living apartments and suites for those transitioning to assisted living, memory care, or physical rehabilitation. A printed brochure may be requested, several photographs are displayed, and visits may be requested.
https://www.theriversgrossepointe.com/
