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Grosse Pointe Fish: Chamber of Commerce fundraiser and arts project

Grosse Pointe residents poured onto the grounds of the stately Edsel and Eleanor Ford House on Wednesday July 11th, to preview the latest in the Art Based Fundraisers that have previously adorned this community and others with giant fiberglass Frogs, Cows, Rhinos, Teddy Bears, and Globes.
 The Ford House is an Albert Kahn Cotswold Styled Cottage done in mansion proportions. The grounds are   have beautifully sculpted gardens, lovely vistas, an enchanting lagoon, and even a precious child scaled "playhouse" 2/3 scale to be precise in the Tudor fashion; a single bedroom, single bathroom house complete with kitchen and sitting room.
Steamfish, a Steam Punk styled fish. Very Captain Nemo
The project features 51 larger than life fish, which are all sponsored by local business and patrons who employ artists to augment the standard issue fish in a variety of styles to capture the imagination of the viewers. 
This Fish bears the Fishfly, a frequent visitor to the lakeside communities
 After this special preview night the fish will be interred a various locations around the city, relative to the sponsoring organizations plans, and later auctioned off to raise money for charities. Specifically the Grosse Pointe Chamber Foundation, and the Grosse Pointe based Services for Older Citizens (SOC).
 A clown fish, not an Anenome Clown fish, but truly a clown showed a bit of whimsy. 
The Main House
The Rose Garden
The Butler greeted us as we entered offering FishEye Wine


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