🌱 How Ferrysburg’s new dune treatment could cut local tick risks.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Ferrysburg's new dune treatment could cut local tick risks.

Also on today's calendar: Preserved! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 65, low: 61.
• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ferrysburg approves dune treatment to combat invasive plants and tick habitat (mlive.com) — Ferrysburg residents should know that City Council approved a $9,700 contract to chemically treat invasive honeysuckle and barberry at the Kitchel Lindquist Hartger Dunes Preserve, aiming to protect native plants and reduce tick habitat. Officials cited nearby Lone Star tick findings and stressed that targeted stump treatments should limit herbicide exposure while addressing growing health concerns for park users and neighbors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferrysburg

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Preserved! →
  LaFontsee Galleries, 1504 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Preserved! →
  LaFontsee Galleries, 1504 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Spring Lake Farmers Market →
  Tanglefoot Park, 312 W Exchange St, Spring Lake
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Tip Two – Grand Haven →
  Tip Two, 102 S Harbor Dr, Grand Haven
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Spring Lake Farmers Market →
  Tanglefoot Park, 312 W Exchange St, Spring Lake
  9:00 am

📣 Ferrysburg Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Jazz Wednesdays LIVE at Lucy's! →
  Lucy's, 133 Columbus Avenue, Grand Haven
  6:00 pm
• Needle Felting - Pumpkins →
  Armory 2 Art Studio, 1113 Washington Ave, Grand Haven
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• The Environment Advantage →
  1 South Harbor Drive, Grand Haven
  8:00 am
Friday October 2
• Buc Blaster
  White Pines
  4:00 pm
• Cor Jesu First Friday Adoration →
  St. Patrick Church – Grand Haven, 920 Fulton Ave., Grand Haven
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• 2026 Pre-Retirement Seminar →
  Holiday Inn, 940 W. Savidge St., Spring Lake
Thursday October 8
• Fruitport at NorthPointe Christian →
  Fruitport MI
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Fall Vertical Women Night →
  Harvest - Grand Haven Campus, 12900 U.S. 31, Grand Haven
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Grand Haven American Legion Comedy Concert Fundraiser with Mike Bova →
  American Legion Post #28 Grand Haven, 700 South Harbor Drive, Grand Haven
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in SPRING LAKE MI S25311 in Spring Lake. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Grand Haven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferrysburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Lake

• The sweet way this Spring Lake senior living home is celebrating 4 people who've lived 100 years (mlive.com)

Grand Haven

• 1700 Robbins Rd, Grand Haven, MI 49417 (redfin.com)
• How Building-Envelope Coordination Prevents Costly Renovation Failures (ccr-mag.com)
• The Back Nine Golf aims for October opening in Holland Town Center (bnd.com)

Fruitport

• GMAA boys' tennis tournament results (localsportsjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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