Home of University Liggett School, Michigan's oldest continuously operating independent school (founded 1878) source
Community character
The largest of the five Grosse Pointes, incorporated from the Village of Lochmoor into a city in 1950, with over 90 percent owner-occupied single-family homes source
University Liggett School
Founded in 1878 as the Detroit Home and Day School, Michigan's oldest continuously operating independent school, on one campus since 2012 source
Lake Front Park swimming complex
The city's 55-acre Lake St. Clair park boasts the largest outdoor swimming complex in Michigan source
Ghesquiere Park grounds
32-acre park named for Alois A. Ghesquiere, village president from 1939 when Lochmoor became Grosse Pointe Woods source
Lake Front Park
55 lakefront acres at 23000 Jefferson in St. Clair Shores, purchased in 1948 from Eleanor Clay Ford for $60,000 after a 1947 residents' vote source
Ghesquiere Park
Playscape, ball diamonds, winter ice rinks, pickleball, mini-soccer, a nine-hole disc golf course, and a walking path source
