🌱 Body found off Grosse Pointe shoreline after days-long Lake St. Clair search

What's up Grosse Pointe Farms! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Body found off Grosse Pointe shoreline after days-long Lake St. Clair search
• Where Grosse Pointe Farms will mark 25 years since 9/11 Friday
• Body near Grosse Pointe Farms lakefront may be missing boater

Also on today's calendar: 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Body recovered in Lake St. Clair (bnd.com) — Authorities have recovered the body of a man in Lake St. Clair near Tonnancour Place and Lakeshore Drive, after a days-long search that included waters south of Grosse Pointe Farms. The Canadian man reportedly fell from a boat off Grosse Pointe Shores, and the Coast Guard, local police, and Wayne County Medical Examiner are handling the investigation and autopsy.
   

• 8 Events In Metro Detroit Mark 25th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks (patch.com) — A 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held Friday morning on the lakefront lawn of the historic Alger House at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, giving residents a nearby way to honor the 25th anniversary. The roundup also highlights several other memorial events across metro Detroit, plus national observances in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.
   

• Corporate counsel investigation could turn to Kilpatrick prosecutor (freep.com subscription) — Today's Detroit Free Press morning briefing briefly notes that a body found in a lake near Grosse Pointe Farms may be a missing boater, a development residents may be watching closely. The newsletter's main focus is a Detroit ethics investigation and other statewide news, sports, and government updates.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe Farms

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Straight Ahead →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• 2nd Saturdays: Dino Discovery →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms
• 10,000 Sq. Ft. Church Rummage Sale →
  St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Road, Grosse Pointe Farms
• Fall Seed Exchange
  City of Harper Woods, 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
• 2nd Saturdays: Dino Discovery — The War Memorial →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms
  9:00 am
• Straight Ahead →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Summer Taxes Due
  City of Harper Woods, 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
Tuesday September 15
• ERC Forum - Scott Budnick, ex-ICE agent set to speak →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms
  7:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• 2026 Trial Gardens Awards and Tea →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms
• Annual Trial Gardens Awards Tea →
  Grosse Pointe Farms MI
  1:00 pm
• The GUD Band →
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Bridging Service and Safety: Verizon's Veteran Support & Digital Wellness W →
  The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for barista - Store# 64759, MACK AVE. AND HOLLYWOOD AVE. in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
• Spectrum Health System posted a job opening for Psychologist - Family Medicine Outpatient - Grosse Pointe, MI in Grosse Pointe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe Farms here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe

• Grosse Pointe Theatre opens 79th season with 'Les Misérables' (grossepointenews.com)
• Who do you contact when a street tree is lost? (grossepointenews.com)
• Norsemen dominate Cousino for second win of the season (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe Woods

• Active fire reported in area of Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods (clickondetroit.com)

Detroit

• Storms possible Wednesday Before Comfortable Temps To End Week: Metro Detroit Weather (patch.com)
• Metro Detroit Suburbs Graded From Safest To Least Safe In 2026 Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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