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The Detroit Auto Show will return to Huntington Place in downtown Detroit Jan. 14-25, with the public show running Jan. 17-25. File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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CITY — The work of the late Brian Colter — the forester for Grosse Pointe City, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Park — can be seen throughout the communities in the trees he planted over the last three decades. But one of Colter’s final gifts to the community can now be found inside Grosse Pointe City Hall. A segment of tree trunk from a more than 250-yearold white oak on Washington Road killed by a windstorm on July 26, 2023, that Colter carefully sliced out and finished occupies a specially made stand. City Councilman Seth Krupp, the council liaison to the city’s Urban Forestry Commission, said Colter called the trunk slice “a cookie,” and it shows the tree rings that trace the tree’s age — it’s older than the United States. Working with local historian Katie Doelle, Krupp said they overlaid the cookie with dates of important historical events in Grosse Pointe City over the past 250 years. The cookie was unveiled to the Grosse Pointe City Council during a meeting Dec. 15. Colter had created a similar historical display using a cookie from a very old tree in Grosse Pointe
Detroit Auto Show brings new, returning experiences to Huntington Place this month BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
DETROIT — Engines, innovation and interactive experiences will return this month as the Detroit Auto Show takes over Huntington Place. This year, among multiple interactive exhibits, the auto show is introducing the Visit Detroit Interactive Experience, an immersive, family-friendly showcase located in the atrium of Huntington Place.
A press release from organizers of the auto show states that the exhibit is aimed at sparking curiosity, creativity and career inspiration for the next generation of automotive and mobility leaders. “Serving as a high-energy and family-fun gateway into the show, the new atrium activation reflects Detroit’s role as a global hub for mobility, technology and innovation — while intentionally creating hands-on See AUTO SHOW on page 7A
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