6/26/25 Grosse Pointe Times

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Beloved longtime Italian restaurant to say ‘ciao’

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

WOODS — An Italian restaurant that’s been feeding decades of happy diners is closing its doors at the end of the month.

Ferlito’s Restaurant at 20745 Mack Ave. will be serving its final dine-in customers on Sunday, June 29. The restaurant isn’t open on Mondays.

“A lot of emotion went into it,” owner and chef Joshua Mowen said of the decision to close.

Mowen purchased Ferlito’s from the Ferlito family in 2015. Prior to taking over the eatery, Mowen started working there as a teenager — first as a dishwasher, then as a prep cook. He considered a career in engineering as he started college, but pivoted to the culinary arts, where he found his real passion.

“I grew up eating (here) too,” said Mowen, who grew up in the Harper Woods

See FERLITO’S on page 10A

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

FARMS — The community is invited to see a performance by up-and-coming international talents — and the price of admission couldn’t be more appealing.

The concert band Rhine Talents —

YOUNG SWISS MUSICIANS TO PERFORM FOR COMMUNITY

made up of high school and college-age musicians from Switzerland — will be playing a free show at 7 p.m. July 9 in the Brownell Middle School auditorium. The concert is part of an exchange program organized by the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Michigan.

This is the first time the band — which

has 65 members — will be performing in the Pointes, although they have played concerts in other Michigan cities, said Libby Robinson, a parent volunteer who is chairing the visit by the students.

“I’m finding homes for them while they’re here,” Robinson said of the musicians, who will be in the Pointes for three

nights before heading to their next stop in Michigan.

James Gross, music department chair for the Grosse Pointe Public School System, said this concert is made possible by the district’s connection with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He said Rhine Talents will be

See MUSICIANS on page 19A

Robotics team looks to build on its successes

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Just because school is out for the summer doesn’t mean the Gearheads are also on vacation.

The Gearheads — the Grosse Pointe North and South FIRST Robotics Team 1189 — are doing demonstrations at community events including the After 6 on Kercheval street festivals in Grosse Pointe Park and might even be entering some competitions. And while they might not be in their workshop at Grosse Pointe North High School quite as often over the summer as they are during the school year, they will still be doing work there on their newest creation.

In keeping with their slogan — “We are all gearheads” — the team works with and mentors younger students, engages with the community and lets the Harper Woods High School robotics team, Infinity, use its workshop space, as well as the Parcells Middle School robotics team, the Blown Fuses.

But now, the Gearheads could use some help themselves. As they have for each of the last four years, the team qualified for the FIRST Robotics Challenge World Championship in Houston. Last year, the team made history for the Grosse Pointe Public School System by taking home a silver medal in a contest that drew some of the best teams across the globe. This year, though — despite winning numerous matches at the state and local level, and qualifying for another spot at the world championship — a lack of funds was one of several reasons why the students couldn’t vie for another world championship medal.

Carter Cole, a North senior from Harper Woods who just graduated and served as the head scouter and mascot

See ROBOTICS on page 16A

Discover Glen Arbor

BY GREG TASKER

GLEN ARBOR — If you’re looking for a classic summer vacation in Michigan — the kind where water, woods and whatever are available at your will on any given day — look no further than Glen Arbor on the Leelanau Peninsula.

While this town of about 700 year-round residents swells in the summer, Glen Arbor still manages to invite relaxation. No wonder. Glen Arbor is surrounded by the woods and hills of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and lies on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan — so there’s ample opportunity for beach time, hiking and biking, and kaying and stand up paddle boarding.

And much, much more.

Wander along M-22 through Glen Arbor and you’ll discover boutiques, T-shirt shops, art galleries, outdoor outfitters, and welcoming cafes and restaurants.

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Like any resort town, businesses come and go. And then there are those like Art’s Tavern that become part of the landscape and evoke memories for generations of families who summer in Glen Arbor.

Art’s Tavern has been around for some 90 years and is throwback to another era, welcoming tourists and locals alike, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner almost every day of the year. Staples like burgers and tater tots and a rotating selection of Michigan craft beer and other ales See GLEN ARBOR on

NEWS & NOTES

Stay safe on the water

Operation Dry Water weekend is July 4 to 6.

To encourage safe and responsible boating, America’s Boating Club Grosse Pointe Power Squadron is supporting the annual Operation Dry Water campaign, whose goal is to reduce alcohol- and drug-related boating problems and deaths through education and enforcement.

“Boating safety starts with awareness and preparation,” said Rose Stano, past commodore of America’s Boating Club Grosse Pointe Power Squadron, in a press release. “Operation Dry Water gives us an opportunity to engage directly with the boating community about the dangers of impaired operation and the importance of responsible choices on the water. America’s Boating Club Grosse Pointe Power Squadron is committed to promoting safe practices, including sober boating, life jacket use, and boater education, to help prevent incidents and save lives.”

Boating safety advocates and law enforcement will be among those raising awareness of the dangers of impaired boating. Law enforcement will be looking for boat operators who may be impaired or behaving recklessly. In 2024, officers around the country removed 584 impaired boat operators during this campaign.

America’s Boating Club Grosse Pointe Power Squadron will also be hosting a boating safety course for new and experienced boaters from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays from July 7 to Aug. 4 at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 788 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores. The cost for this course is $55, which includes a book. To register or for more information, call (313) 744-7472, email classes@gpps-d9.org or visit gpps-d9.org.

GET ON YOUR FEET

Grosse Pointe Woods’ Music on the Lawn series — outdoor concerts on the lawn in front of Woods City Hall at 20025 Mack Plaza — will kick off with a performance from 6 to 9 p.m. June 27 by Entourage Dance Band. Open to Woods residents and guests, the concert is free. Attendees should bring lawn chairs and blankets to use while they enjoy the music. There will also be food, wine and other beverages available for purchase.The Woods is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a city this year and will mark that occasion during Music on the Lawn from 6 to 9 p.m. July 25, when Mainstream Drive will perform.

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SUMMER FUN PLANNED AT FORD HOUSE

The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, is hosting a “Wizard of Oz”-themed tea, Once Upon a Tea: The Emerald City Tea Party at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 12. Dorothy and Glinda will be played by actors from Grosse Pointe Theatre and there will be a tea service for children and adults. Attendees of all ages are encouraged to dress as their favorite characters or don other storybook attire.

At 7 p.m. July 18, visitors will travel back in time to the era of bellbottoms and sequins for Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute, a concert on the lawn featuring an ABBA tribute band playing hits like “Mamma Mia” and “Take a Chance on Me.”

Advance reservations are needed for the tea and recommended for the concert, which may sell out. For tickets or more information, visit fordhouse.org.

The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, is inviting groups of canasta players to bring their game to The Helm on Mondays from noon to 4 p.m. starting in July. Coffee will be available for players. Those who know how to play but don’t have a group are invited to sign up to substitute in one of the existing groups. There is no cost to Helm members and a cost of $6 per session for nonmembers. To register or for more information, call (313) 882-9600.

LOCAL BUSINESS LEADER WINS REGIONAL HONOR

Anthony Ahee, co-founder and CEO of Grosse Pointe-based Together Women’s Health, received an Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 Michigan and Northwest Ohio award from Ernst & Young LLP June 18. On the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America, Together Women’s Health is a women’s health management services organization focusing on teaming up with physicians to build a network of accomplished gynecologists, obstetricians and other women’s health care professionals. Regional winners like Ahee will now compete for national Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Get advice on dementia caregiving and resources

The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, is offering SHARE for Dementia, individual meetings with a SHARE counselor for the primary caregiver of a person with some form of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. The program — aimed at helping caregivers whose loved one is in the early stages of dementia — will identify resources, determine the caregiver’s needs and help the caregiver come up with a plan of action. SHARE stands for “support,” “health,” “activities,” “resources” and “education.” To set up an appointment or for more information, call The Helm at (313) 882-9600.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

To view more Community Calendar and to submit your own, use the QR code or visit candgnews.com/calendar. To advertise an event, call (586) 498-8000.

JUNE 28

After 6 on Kercheval: Street market, live music, dunk tank, super slide, gaming trailer, food trucks and more, 6-10 p.m., between Nottingham Road and Wayburn Street in Grosse Pointe Park, continues July 26 and Aug. 23, facebook.com/grosseptepark

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Shakespeare on the Rocks: New series includes outdoor reading of “The Tempest” and curated cocktails or mocktails, 7-8:30 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, continues with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Aug. 14, ticket required, warmemorial.org/eventcalendar

ONGOING

Farmers markets: 9 a.m.-noon every Saturday until Sept. 13, parking lot on southeast corner of Kercheval Avenue and Lakepointe Street in Grosse Pointe Park, parkfarmersmarket.com, read story at candgnews.com

• 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays year-round, also street markets from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through September and scaled-down farmers markets from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays through September, Eastern Market, 1445 Adelaide St., easternmarket.org

Music on the Plaza: Free outdoor concert series, hear Not 2 Nite June 26, Detroit Social Club Blues Band July 10, M-1 Jazz Collective July 17 and Mainstream Drive July 24, all 7-8:30 p.m., plaza at corner of Kercheval and St. Clair avenues in Grosse Pointe City, thevillagegrossepointe.org

SummerFest: Free outdoor concerts and movies, hear Kimmie Horne July 16, Devin Scillian & Arizona Son July 30, Persuasion Band Aug. 13 and Motown Museum presents Drey Skonie & the Klouds Aug. 27, food and drinks at 6:30 p.m. and music at 7:30 p.m., also watch “Dog Man” July 23 and sing along with “Wicked” Aug. 20, games and crafts at 6 p.m. and screenings at 7 p.m., The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, warmemorial.org/eventcalendar

Art exhibits: “Nature and the Imagined” features works by Grosse Pointe Artists Association members Ellen Doyle and Marcia Hales, on display until June 27, Posterity Art & Framing Gallery, 17005 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe, posterityartgallery.com

• “Branches & Twigs: Odes to the Mother Tree”

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features interpretations of concept of “Tree” by 19 artists, on display 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays or by appointment through July 13, Grosse Pointe Congregational Church Arts Ministry Gallery, 240 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, facebook.com/gpcong.org

Book clubs: Nearly a dozen hosted by Grosse Pointe Public Library at various branches, restaurants and on Zoom, grossepointelibrary.org/book-clubs

Senior exercise classes: Drums Alive from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. July 3, 10, 24 and 31, Zumba Gold Chair from 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays July 8-Sept. 23, and Zumba Gold from 1-2 p.m. Thursdays July 10-Sept. 25, The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, registration required, (313) 882-9600, helmlife.org

Learn ballroom dancing and guitar: Ballroom dancing classes from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays until Aug. 5 and guitar for beginners from 4-5 p.m. Thursdays until Aug. 7, The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, free for Helm members and guests 60 and older who live in Wayne County, registration required, (313) 882-9600, helmlife.org

Indoor Walking Club: 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, helmlife.org

Teen Leadership Council: Meetings for kids in grades 9-12 every first Wednesday of month, pizza and snacks provided, 6-7 p.m., Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch, 20680 Mack Ave., (313) 6404775, grossepointelibrary.org

Exhibitions: “Black, Queer, Proud: 30 Years of Hotter Than July,” “Heroes Vs. Villains: Detroit’s Comic Book Story,” “Come Out! In Detroit,” “Alvin’s & Ralph Rinaldi’s Letterpress Art,” “10 Years Back, 10 Years Forward: Black Bottom Archives,” “Detroit Lions: Gridiron Heroes,” “Automotive Showplace,” “Detroit Diesel Power” and more currently on display, “Welcome Home: Vietnam Veterans of America Detroit Chapter #9” opens June 27, Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave., detroithistorical.org

Health workshops: For hypertension, diabetes, pre-diabetes and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan

A photo of new Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department officers that ran in the June 19 edition of the Grosse Pointe Times’ News & Notes section should have identified Andrew Rogers as the Farms’ deputy public safety director.

LIVING WILLS TAKE GUESSWORK OUT OF MEDICAL CARE

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — While everyone hopes for the best of health, legal experts say that crafting a “living will” — and deciding who has the medical power of attorney to act on it — is a plan worth having.

Elizabeth Vincent has been a practicing attorney for 13 years and has specialized in estate planning her entire legal career. Her current practice focuses exclusively on the subject.

She explained that a living will is different from a last will and testament in that a living will states the signer’s desires regarding life-sustaining medical treatments.

A last will and testament, meanwhile, provides guidance to the signer’s family regarding the distribution of the signer’s estate through the probate court.

She noted that living wills are utilized in medical cases where the signer cannot communicate their wishes regarding treatment.

“It’s something that many think their family members can just figure out in the moment, but I feel it’s unfair to place that burden on loved ones when we’re talking about something as personalized as medical care,” Vincent said.

Living wills are often drafted in conjunction with a designated medical power of attorney — the decision-maker who can act on the signer’s behalf. Both are included in an estate plan, providing guidance to family members making decisions.

The goal is to eliminate guesswork during what is already a stressful situation.

“A living will, however, is not a legally enforceable document, unlike a medical power of attorney,” Vincent cautioned, noting it can only advise loved ones on how to proceed. See LIVING WILLS on page 9A

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The dining room is pretty much as it has always been: college sports pennants blanket the ceiling, old photos line the walls, and a streamlined jukebox awaits to play your favorite tunes. It’s an anomaly — cash or check only — in an era of Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Glen Arbor is the home of Cherry Republic, the purveyor of all things cherry in Northern Michigan and beyond. It’s well worth a visit to its small, tidy campus, where you can shop for chocolate-covered cherries, jams and salsa or sit outside and sip a cherry-infused beer or eat a slice of heavenly cherry pie.

Another iconic Up North brand — M22 — has a presence in Glen Arbor as well. You’ll find T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bags and other branded items at this location on its namesake road. Unlike the company’s other stores in Traverse City and Suttons Bay, the Glen Arbor location boasts a wine tasting bar. You can sit outside on the patio for a glass of locally made red or white wine or step inside the store for a flight.

Speaking of wine, be sure to check out Glen Arbor Wines on Lake Street, just

a block from Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Bay. The tree-shaded patio is an inviting spot to chill and sample wines made especially for the business by a private winemaker. A bocce court and lawn games make it all too easy to linger.

Lissa Edwards Martin, who opened the wine store and art gallery several years ago after a decades-long career in journalism, has a long family history in Glen Arbor. Her parents purchased the property decades ago and her grandparents once ran a restaurant around the corner on M-22. She spent her childhood summers here — swimming in the bay, floating in a tube on the Crystal River and hiking the dunes.

“I remember Glen Arbor as a dusty town back in the 1960s,” says Martin, who walks the block to the beach nearly every day to marvel at the water’s ever-changing colors. “It’s mostly a tourist town now but I’m happy to share Glen Arbor with people who appreciate it. It’s truly a magical place.”

At the town’s northern end, The Mill, a landmark along the meandering Crystal River, is creating its own magic. Shuttered as a grist mill some 80 years ago, the recently renovated 19th century structure now serves as a cafe, restaurant and gathering spot. The eateries offer seasonal and regionally sourced

fare and freshly baked pastries. Guest rooms are available in the adjacent Queen-Anne style miller’s house.

Step inside for coffee or to look around and you’re likely to run into Corey Smith, the general manager, who encounters the curious nearly every day. “So many people have either been traveling to the area for generations or haven’t been for decades. These people are surely curious to see The Mill after our restoration,” he says.

Most people are delighted. Don’t be surprised if the great room, with its exposed post and beams and variety of comfortable sofas, chairs and tables, entices you to stay awhile, play board games and cards or chat with locals and visitors.

“The work completed here is a feat of its own caliber. Not only has our team been thoughtful of the historical preservation, but also we have created a space that the local community is able to interact with on a daily basis,” Smith says.

Although Glen Arbor is spread along M-22 and side streets, it’s easy to walk around. If you prefer two wheels, pop into The Cyclery, Glen Arbor’s only full-service bike shop, for a rental. You can venture farther afield, cruise scenic roads or make your way to the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, one

of the region’s premier bike trails. The paved, multi-use trail passes through the national park, stretching 22 miles from Empire to Bohemia Road to the north, running parallel to the lakeshore.

The Crystal River snakes through Glen Arbor on its way from Glen Lake to Lake Michigan. Need to cool off? Rent a kayak or stand up paddle board at Crystal River Outfitters and slip in the river for a leisurely two- to three-hour paddle. The river is slowmoving and shallow, which makes it accessible to the whole family.

Or save exercise for another day and check out the River Club Glen Arbor, which opened just a year ago. The well-manicured three-acre park offers mini golf and plenty of outdoor seating for food and drinks and live music. River Club serves a variety of Michigan craft beer, cider and wine, as well as margaritas and cocktails.

On a recent afternoon, I met some friends there for drinks. We lounged in chairs along a bend in the river, watching kayakers and stand up paddlers mosey by. With Bob Seger songs playing in the background and Michigan wine and beer in hand, it felt like a classic summer day in Michigan.

Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer.

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Living wills

Still, that guidance can make a world of difference. The document lists specific directives with the signer’s preferences — for example, whether they would accept using a ventilator and for how long. Other preferences could be about types of pain relief, the use of feeding tubes, or even when or whether to terminate life support.

As for organ donation, that is decided by the person with medical power of attorney, Vincent said, and not included in a living will.

“In my practice, when medical powers of attorney are discussed and life-sustaining procedures are addressed, we go through a prepared estate planning homework to discuss the client’s wishes,” Vincent said. “We charge a flat fee for estate planning, which varies based on the client’s goals and overall needs. A case-by-case assessment is done in an initial consultation with each client.”

She said the medical power of attorney is an equally important decision.

“The biggest consideration I advise my clients to make is to appoint the correct person to make these decisions for them, and to

ensure that the person whom they appoint is someone who will follow through on their wishes, regardless of their personal feelings,” Vincent said.

“Withholding life-sustaining care is a difficult call to make, whether you have someone’s wishes or not, and appointing an individual who cannot come to terms with a family member’s decisions can result in unnecessary delays,” she said.

It’s an uncomfortable scenario to imagine, but she said there’s comfort in having a guide for others to follow, should things take a turn for the worse.

“One of the best gifts a person can give their family is to have a comprehensive estate plan prepared with an experienced estate planning attorney,” Vincent said.

Troy-based attorney Ren Nushaj agreed, saying that a living will and designated medical power of attorney brings “immense peace of mind” to the signer and their family.

“It removes uncertainty during moments of great difficulty and ensures that medical decisions reflect the patient’s own values and wishes,” Nushaj said in an email. “For loved ones, it eliminates the burden of making agonizing choices in the dark and allows them to focus on supporting the person they care about with clarity and confidence.”

Home Care One Cares For Those In Need

Home Care One Owner Perry Calisi believes in honesty, integrity, and compassion -- and has offered such quality care through his home care business for the past fifteen years in Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, and Macomb Township in southeastern Michigan.

Home Care One provides assistance for seniors and patients in their homes, and helps with alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, hospital and nursing home sitting, interim care during hospice, physical and mental disability assistance for children and adults, and people recovering from surgery. Services also include full or part-time and 24hour care services, and daily living activities such as meal preparation, running errands, assistance with bathing, house cleaning, doctor visits and more.

as everything becomes more expensive,” he said. “In my experience, more people have done better living in their home rather than facilities; just by familiarity and independence.”

Perry said he entered the business by hearing that someone needed help.

“I just set up my own business model for what I would want for my own mother,” he said. “I would want someone honest and compassionate in the house.”

Perry wants to increase community awareness about how his company offers these personalized services to keep your loved ones living independently at home. Perry added that he and his staff go further than the next by helping clients stay as independent as possible.

“The public should look at home care as a way of staying independent, and in one’s own home --

Perry said he tries to match his roughly 18 employees’ personality types with patients. “It assures that there is going to be an assimilation of getting along,” he said.

Betty, a client, said she is “really lucky” to have caregivers take really good care of her. “I get all that pampering,” she said smiling. “They’ve been with me ever since. I haven’t been let down for anything.”

Betty’s caregiver, Theresa, said Perry cares about his clients and he cares about his employees as well. “He is good about matching an employee with a client, which is nice,” she said. “We all work together. He cares all the way around... that is him in general.”

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Ferlito’s

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area and remembers dining at Ferlito’s before he ever worked there.

The decision to close came down to the cost of updating the building, which Mowen estimated is about 60 years old.

“As much love as we’ve put into this place, time has taken its toll,” Mowen wrote on the restaurant’s Facebook page. “The building that’s home to so many memories is showing its age in ways we simply can’t afford to keep up with. The repairs are too big, too constant, and too costly for us to carry any longer. Many tears, frustration and sleepless nights have been felt by this small building. It breaks our hearts, but we know the spirit of Ferlito’s has never just been in the walls or floors. It’s been in the people who filled the seats, the laughter, the celebrations, the staff who gave their all, some of them for the past 25 years. That’s something that no amount of wear and tear on an aging building can take away.”

Ferlito’s was originally called Carmen’s Restaurant when it opened in the Woods roughly 60 years ago. Owner Tony Ferlito sold it to his brother, Joe, and sister-in-law,

Toni Ferlito, in 1980. When Joe Ferlito died in 1991, Toni’s youngest child, son Benny, stepped in to help his mom run the restaurant. In an interview with the Grosse Pointe Times in 2005, Benny Ferlito remembered his grandma preparing sauces and soups from scratch, while one of his aunts made the restaurant’s famous pies.

The Ferlito family recipes — including those for meat sauce and marinara sauce that date back more than 100 years — were adopted by Mowen when he took the reins, so that he could keep those traditions alive. The pies, however, haven’t been on the menu since the woman who made them retired, which was around the time Mowen acquired the restaurant.

Mowen — whose mother is of Sicilian heritage like the Ferlito family — grew up eating similar dishes at home, so making the Ferlito family favorites was a natural progression.

On her Instagram page, Sheryl Ferlito posted a picture of Mowen June 18 and wrote, “For the last decade, Josh did the family proud taking ownership of Ferlito’s Restaurant! Almost 50 years ago, Uncle Tony owned Carmen’s Restaurant. In 1980, Joe and Toni Ferlito bought Carmen’s and

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changed the name to Ferlito’s a few years later.”

Sheryl Ferlito is the daughter-in-law of Toni Ferlito, who died in 2021 at the age of 86.

Customers are saddened by the news about Ferlito’s.

“The food is wonderful,” said Karen Jiles, of Macomb Township.

Mike Ovorus, of Brighton, echoed that sentiment, saying the food “is excellent, topnotch.”

“We’ve been coming here almost 40 years,” Ovorus said.

He said he has family members who live on the West Coast who always stop at Ferlito’s whenever they’re in town.

“I remember riding my bike past here as a kid,” Ovorus said.

Many customers have similarly been enjoying meals at Ferlito’s for years.

While they won’t still have the experience of sitting down at a table or one of the restaurant’s cozy booths, the dishes diners have come to love over the years will still be available. On March 4, Mowen opened Ferlito’s Pizzeria at 22910 Harper Ave. in

St. Clair Shores — at Nine Mile Road. The storefront offers carryout only. At press time, Mowen said they were selling pasta, pizza, ribs, chicken and ravioli, as well as desserts by local favorites like the Chocolate Bar Café. Mowen hopes to move equipment from the Grosse Pointe Woods location to the Shores soon so they’ll be able to offer a full menu.

Mowen said that after the pandemic, the demand for carryouts spiked by about 50%, and that’s a trend that has continued in the years since. Where he once had two waitstaff members during the week and three on weekends, that’s down to one during the week and two on weekends.

“At the end of the day, it comes down to (the fact that) the times have changed,” Mowen said of the trend toward people getting carryouts. “It’s unfortunate, because you lose that personal touch. You lose that hospitality that chefs love.”

Mowen plans to retain most of the kitchen staff — two of whom have been with the restaurant for more than 20 years — but said he is heartbroken that he doesn’t have work for his waitstaff, one of whom has been with Ferlito’s for about 25 years.

He said he’s going to miss the longtime customers he’s met and talked to along the way.

“I’ve got a lot of families I’ve seen grow up over the last 10 years,” said Mowen, a father himself to an 11-year-old and an 8-yearold.

That community connection extends to giving an estimated $30,000 worth of food and donations to local schools, churches, public safety departments, nonprofits and more. Mowen plans to continue supporting these entities in the future, with a focus on those in the Pointes and St. Clair Shores.

“I feel like the Grosse Pointe-St. Clair Shores community is a little woven (together),” Mowen said of the cities, which border

each other and share a Lake St. Clair shoreline.

Mowen — who finally got a liquor license for Ferlito’s in 2019 from Grosse Pointe Woods officials, after years of attempts by the Ferlito family — will retain that license after the restaurant closes, but he can only transfer it to another location in the Woods, per an agreement he signed with the city. He said he’d like to open another sit-down restaurant in the future, if possible, but is looking for a newer building.

“I’m always going to keep my eyes and ears open,” Mowen said.

SUMMER SALE

CRIME WATCH

Bomb threat suspect arrested

CITY — Police took a 35-year-old Detroit woman into custody at around 12:50 p.m. June 10 after she allegedly left a post on X, formerly Twitter, threatening to bomb a doctor’s office on the second floor of the Neighborhood Club. Police said the building was evacuated, searched and cleared, but no explosive device or any other suspicious object was found. Police said after they identified the suspect and arrested her, she confessed to making the threat on social media. She is facing a charge of making a bomb threat, police said.

Man drowns after swim in Lake St. Clair

FARMS — Public safety officers responded to the area of Lake Shore and Provencal roads at 7:15 p.m. June 12 after getting a report of a man drowning in Lake St. Clair. When they arrived on the scene, the victim — a 37-year-old man from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina — was

found unresponsive on a boat drifting near the shore. The other people on the boat said the victim had gone for a swim without their knowledge and they didn’t realize what had happened until they spotted him struggling in the water. One of the passengers on the boat jumped into the water with a rescue device and brought the victim back onto the boat, a process that took about 15 minutes.

The passengers said the victim had consumed one Mike’s Hard Lemonade and smoked a blunt — a cigar-shaped marijuana cigarette — earlier in the day, although it wasn’t known at press time what role, if any, that might have played in this incident. Officers said that when they boarded the boat, the victim was unconscious and not breathing. One of the officers began administering CPR. Once the boat was taken to the retaining wall of the shoreline, the victim was removed from the watercraft, after which CPR continued.

Medics from Grosse Pointe Shores came to the scene and rendered advanced life support to the victim, as well as continuing CPR using the department’s LUCAS device. Medstar arrived on the scene as well to assist. The victim was transported to Henry Ford St. John Hospital but was pronounced dead at 7:46 p.m. June 12.

Door damaged

WOODS — A couple who live in the 2100 block of Hampton Road were watching television at around 9 p.m. June 9 when they suddenly heard a loud bang at the front door. When the male resident went to investigate, he discovered that the bottom panel of the front door had been kicked in. The victim told police he saw two unknown male suspects running west away from the house. Police were unable to find the suspects when they checked the area. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Vehicle taken

WOODS — A Jeep was stolen from a driveway in the 1700 block of Allard Avenue between the night of June 11 and 7 a.m. June 12. The vehicle had been locked and the victim had both key fobs. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Air conditioner stolen

WOODS — An unknown person or persons are said to have stolen an air conditioner from the side of a home in the 1900 block of Littlestone Road sometime between the night of June 8 and 9 a.m. June 9. The resident told police he believes the fuse was

pulled and the refrigerant lines were then severed. A neighbor who lives nearby in Harper Woods had her air conditioning unit stolen as well, according to a police report. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Vehicle stolen

PARK — Sometime between the hours of 9 p.m. June 14 and 7 a.m. June 15, an unknown person is said by police to have stolen a white 2021 Dodge Durango from the parking lot of Mama Rosa restaurant. Police said they found no broken glass at the scene, but the victim said the Durango had been locked and the victim was in possession of both key fobs. Anyone with more information can call (313) 822-7400.

Porch pirate arrested

PARK — A 23-year-old man was arrested June 12 after police said he stole a package containing an iPhone from a porch in the 15000 block of Windmill Pointe Drive in May. Police said they identified the suspect after an investigation. Because the suspect turned out to be in the country illegally, police said they worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the arrest.

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Life is full of ups and downs. But together, we can overcome any obstacle. Rise to any challenge. And fight any battle.

CRIME WATCH

Wallet stolen

FARMS — Sometime between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. June 12, an unknown person is said to have stolen a wallet belonging to a Country Club of Detroit employee while the employee was at work. The employee said her wallet and bag had been in the women’s locker room at the time. The thief apparently wasted no time, racking up more than $300 worth of charges using some of the employee’s credit and debit cards before the employee discovered that her wallet was missing. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

Go-kart stolen

FARMS — A resident in the 200 block of Kerby Road contacted police at around 7:45 p.m. June 14 to report that someone had stolen his red Coleman GK200 go-kart, which had been parked behind the resident’s garage. The resident said the vehicle — which weighs about 300 pounds and was purchased a year ago for about $1,800 — appeared to have been lifted over the backyard fence. While cutting his grass, the resident found an identification card belonging to an 18-yearold Detroit man on his lawn. The card belonged to the person who was found to be in possession of the missing go-kart, which police said was parked in the back of the suspect’s driveway. When police asked the suspect what his ID was doing in the yard of the Farms resident, the suspect said he didn’t know. He reportedly told police he had found the go-kart on the street and took it home. The suspect was arrested for larceny.

Infotainment system

removed from vehicle

WOODS — Sometime between the night of June 9 and 10 a.m. June 10, an unknown person entered a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 2200 block of Allard Avenue and stole the vehicle’s infotainment system, along with an expensive pair of glasses and tools. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Larceny from vehicle reported

WOODS — An unknown person is said to have broken the passenger window on a 2020 Ram pickup truck while it was parked in the 1700 block of Stanhope Street before 7:30 a.m. June 12 and stolen the radio and navigation system, as well as a MacBook Air laptop and a backpack. Police said

they later recovered the backpack and the laptop. Anyone with more information can call (313) 343-2400.

Trees damaged

FARMS — An unknown male suspect who had allegedly been asked to leave a store in the 18000 block of Mack Avenue a few weeks ago after an employee said the suspect was asking people for money is said to have returned to the store June 12 and again asked customers for money. The suspect was told to leave, which he did, but the employee said the suspect came back later that day. He was immediately asked to leave again. The suspect is then said to have exited the store and yanked two small trees in front of the store out of their pots. Police were unable to locate the suspect when they headed to the store, but the store did have video surveillance that captured the incident. The suspect could be facing malicious destruction of property charges, police said. Anyone with more information can call (313) 885-2100.

Police arrest identity theft suspect

CITY — A 25-year-old Detroit man is facing charges of identity theft/fraud in conjunction with an incident that took place at The Village Kroger store May 10. According to a police report, the suspect was arrested June 9 during his parole check-in. He was charged through the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and arraigned in Grosse Pointe City Municipal Court.

Drunken driver arrested

FARMS — Police arrested a 33-yearold Sterling Heights woman in the area of Lake Shore Road and Carmel Lane at 1:11 a.m. June 15 after they found two vehicles parked on Lake Shore, where parking isn’t allowed. According to a police report, one of the vehicles had shredded tires on the driver’s side; the driver of that vehicle was the 33-year-old woman, who police said smelled of alcohol and had slow and slurred speech. Police said she told them she had consumed one drink, and then amended her story to say she had consumed two craft beers. However, police said she failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of 0.21% in a preliminary breath test. She was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

Intoxicated driver found snoozing

FARMS — Police were called to the area of Moross and Beaupre roads at around 7:07 a.m. June 19 about a man being slumped over the wheel of his vehicle. When they arrived, they found the driver — a 33-year-old Detroit man — sleeping and with the vehicle off, but with the key still in

the ignition. Police said the driver also appeared to have urinated in his pants. When police awakened the driver, he said he didn’t know where he was and admitted to having been drinking. The driver insisted he needed to relieve himself again and police said he was unable to focus on anything else. Police said the driver smelled strongly of alcohol and had a blood alcohol level of 0.21% in a preliminary breath test. When he urinated on himself again, police realized he would be incapable of safely completing field sobriety tests. The driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated, a report states.

Drunken driver blocks Village intersection

CITY — Police were called to the intersection of Notre Dame Street and Kercheval Avenue in The Village at around 7:25 p.m. June 13 about a driver who was blocking the intersection. Police said the driver — a 51-year-old Grosse Pointe Park man — was found to be intoxicated. The driver was arrested and his vehicle was impounded.

— K. Michelle Moran

Robotics

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this year, said it “was very heartbreaking” when the team couldn’t go to the world tournament.

“It was definitely a bummer,” agreed fellow recent North graduate Jack Grace, of Grosse Pointe Woods, who was the team’s lead student designer and mascot designer. “I would (have) loved to go for my final year. … I know many others were disappointed.”

The team did earn prestigious awards in

recent months, though. In 2025, the Gearheads were honored with the Innovation and Controls Award — presented by nVent — for their code team, along with the Industrial Design Award, presented by General Motors.

Residents can support the team while indulging their sweet tooth: From 6 to 9 p.m. July 3, the TCBY at 20385 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods will be donating 10% of sale proceeds to the team.

The team often sells mums in July, with delivery in August; details weren’t available at press time.

John Grace, an adult mentor, said Gen-

eral Motors is the Gearheads’ most significant sponsor, covering the thousands of dollars it costs each year to enter several competitions. The automaker no doubt sees the benefits of this relationship: Roughly 10 to 12 current GM engineers are Gearheads alumni. The Gearheads were founded circa 2003.

In 2023, the Gearheads organized a booster club to raise funds; information on how to donate was on the Gearheads’ website, gearheads1189.weebly.com.

Besides needing more funding — whether from donations, sponsorships, grants or other sources — John Grace said

they also need more adult mentors, and they’d like to see more students join. Team numbers tumbled during the COVID-19 pandemic and have never recovered.

“We’re around half of what we used to be,” said Jeffrey Santrock, the lead adult mentor.

The Gearheads has about 25 members now, but John Grace said many teams have 50 to 100. Most of the students hail from North, but the team would welcome more South students.

The benefits of joining the Gearhead

Robotics

are numerous. Students say becoming a part of this team has enabled them to meet new people, make friends and learn skills they couldn’t have gotten in the classroom.

“This experience has done so much for me,” said Gavin Perry, of Harper Woods, who has been a Gearhead since he was a freshman and just completed his junior year at North. “The things I get to learn and do and program are way outside anything I could get anywhere (else). … There’s some amazing technical things that I learn here.”

Perry works over the summer in the Grosse Pointe Public School System’s Technology Department.

“I knew nothing about (robotics) when I joined,” Perry said. “The whole time, it’s a learning experience.”

Because the team needs people to fill a multitude of roles — including writing essays, taking photos and creating videos among them — “You don’t even have to touch a robot” to join, Perry said.

Billy Tod, of Grosse Pointe Woods, who was a sophomore this past school year, served as the safety captain.

“It’s a fun time, and I have definitely learned a lot in the areas I’ve been a part of,” said Tod, who used skills gleaned from woodshop in eighth grade while working on the robot.

Tod will be part of the coding team next year, but he said students don’t need to have an interest in math or science to join.

“Robotics isn’t just for kids who are really into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math),” Tod said. “There’s a whole media side (to the team). There’s a whole business side. … And it’s fun.”

Jack Grace concurred. His father is John Grace.

“You don’t really have to know much,” Jack Grace said. “The whole picture is a very complex thing. Everybody does something. … You don’t have to be a genius to do robotics.”

Unlike athletic competitions, where rivals might heckle each other, students say robotics competitions are more about camaraderie, as teams help each other and provide encouragement and suggestions. That’s not to say they aren’t competitive, but they also recognize that they might need to band together in the future during competitions.

“You have to be able to remain gracious and professional,” John Grace said.

Lilou Fowler, of Grosse Pointe Woods, who was a freshman at North this year, worked on the media team.

“A lot of this year has been tough for me,” said Fowler, who experienced a heart

attack and multiple surgeries. “One of the biggest things that kept me going was (knowing) if I get through the day, I get to go to robotics.”

She said her teammates were supportive of her and of each other.

“The Gearheads is one of the things that has made my freshman year so positive,” Fowler said. “There was a place for me.”

The team’s accomplishments were acknowledged during a May 13 Board of Education meeting at Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms.

“Your intellect is amazing,” Superintendent Andrea Tuttle told students after their presentation. “(I) look forward to seeing what you guys do in your future endeavors.”

She also recognized the parents for their support.

“Kudos to you,” Tuttle told the Gearhead parents. “The students have done a remarkable job.”

School Board President Colleen Worden was also impressed by the presentation.

“This is literally one of my favorite nights, when you guys come here,” Worden told the team.

Being part of the Gearheads leaves a lasting impact on students. Julia Magnan, of Grosse Pointe Woods, who graduated from North in 2022, can attest to that. A manager at TCBY in Grosse Pointe Woods, she volunteers as the media mentor for the Gearheads.

“The team was so helpful in getting me to the place where I am,” Magnan said. “All of my management skills, my business skills, my people skills came from this.”

Thanks to the Gearheads, she was able to earn a varsity letter jacket; it’s classified as a team sport.

“I literally breathed robotics when I was in high school,” Magnan said.

She said she gained life skills as well, which recently enabled Magnan to locate the source of smoke coming from her clothes dryer and prevent a fire by removing a blockage she found in the vent.

“If I didn’t join robotics, I don’t think I would have ever picked up a power drill,” Magnan said. “Because I was so heavily involved in robotics, my parents got me tools for Christmas. I have a whole set of tools now.”

Team co-captain Jack Somers, of Grosse Pointe Woods, a recently graduated North senior who plans to study engineering management, said being part of the Gearheads played a vital role in him improving his social skills.

“Being able to work with people — it’s been transformative,” Somers said of his time on the team.

For more information about joining or donating to the Gearheads, visit gear heads1189.weebly.com.

Musicians

spending a month touring the Midwest.

“There is a long association between the Grosse Pointe Public School System and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, where hundreds (if not over a thousand) GPPSS students have spent a summer as a music, art, or drama camper,” Gross said by text.

Gross said former Grosse Pointe South High School Orchestra Director Russ Reed and former Grosse Pointe North High School Band Director Dave Cleveland taught at Blue Lake.

“Each year BLFAC visits our schools and offers summer scholarships to our students,” Gross said via text.

Once students attend BLFAC, Gross said, they can audition for their international program, where they spend a month in Europe participating in one of the camp’s bands, choir or orchestra.

“Learning about another way of life, expanding one’s perspective, enhanced appreciation of history, and a broader world view are all benefits received from participants, families, and students,” Gross wrote in a text.

Robinson said they’re looking forward to introducing the musicians to the Pointes and Detroit. Their stay will include a picnic at Pier Park in Grosse Pointe Farms.

“Many of them have never been to the United States before,” Robinson said.

The Swiss student musicians are ages 14 to 24, Robinson said.

“They’ve welcomed our kids here (to Europe), and now we’re welcoming them,” Robinson said.

She said the concert should be a great event for local residents of all ages. No reservations or tickets are needed.

“It’s (going to be) an amazing night out,” Robinson said.

Brownell Middle School is located at 260 Chalfonte Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms.

HOMES

20A/JUNE 26, 2025

GROSSE POINTE TIMES

Residents build gardens and make their lawns more attractive to pollinators

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — For many years, people around the U.S. have been working together to provide safe ecosystems for bugs, birds and other pollinators right in their backyards, and they continue to encourage others to do the same.

Whether it is dedicating one’s whole lawn to the movement or creating a pollinator garden in one part of the yard, the process can be fulfilling and doable for everyone.

Royal Oak beekeeper and honey business owner Anne Marie Nadolski said to let go of the marketing of perfect lawns.

“Let’s change the narrative, let’s change the framework and how we look at grass,” Nadolski said.

Nadolski recalled a time when dandelions, Dutch clovers, and other native plants were more plentiful.

“I think we have to dial it back to when, when I was a kid, everybody had some Dutch clover in their lawn, they had dandelions, those little violets. We were all the same up and down the blocks,” she said. “Roly pollies were plentiful. Ladybugs, lighting bugs, butterflies. All of the food for our pollinators, the stuff that we are walking on and eradicating, is taking away their food source.”

There are a few options when it comes to creating a more eco-friendly lawn to help pollinators thrive. Nadolski, for example, doesn’t completely abandon keeping her lawn neat; she instead seeds her grass with Dutch clover.

“When I was a new homeowner in my 20s, I worked hard to eradicate Dutch clover. I bought all of the chemicals, I tried my best to get it out of my yard,” she said. “Now I crack myself up because not only do I have clover, I paid money to buy clover and reintroduce it.”

Having clover in the lawn means she can mow when she likes to, but the clovers will continue to grow back and feed the pollinators.

“I don’t care to have a putting green for a lawn, and actually, my lawn looks pretty good,” she said. “But I let that Dutch clover there for the bees and the butterflies, because that’s a great source of nectar and pollen. If you want to look at a perfect lawn, go golfing. A perfect lawn to me is one that provides food, pollen and nectar.”

There is also an option to completely change your current lawn and plant “Fleur de Lawn,” a lawn that features perennial pink and white English daisies and strawberry and Dutch white clover. The clovers naturally feed the lawn with nitrogen, eliminating the need for fertilizer.

Nadolski said that alternatives like clovers or Fleur de Lawn can also help save a few dollars on water and gas, because these types of lawns do not need to be watered or mowed as often.

Another suggestion would be to pick out a space in the yard specifically for pollinators, called a pollinator garden. Pollinator gardens are designed to attract and support pollinators. It is usually planted with a variety of wildflowers, trees and shrubs that provide pollen and nectar.

“It’s important to have plants and shrubs and trees that are native to our local ecosystem,” Royal Oak resident Ann Bueche said. “So, there is a lot of confusion, or this has been a tradition in the gardening industry for 100 years or so, where you have ornamental plants that go by temperature and location and by zones, but the vast majority of what’s sold commercially is either from Asia or Europe. And so little by little,

our pollinator-friendly areas have been chipped away over the decades.”

Finding native plants to Michigan is a part of this process. Some native plants include: purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan, wild bergamot, swamp milkweed and wild lupine.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, online at fws.gov, suggests choosing a sunny location for a pollinator garden and checking the soil to see what kind of plants will thrive there.

Bueche said she is in no way a master gardener, but she learned through research, community resources, and trial and error while she was creating her pollinator garden.

“I’m a curious gardener, and a continual practitioner,” she said. “The first tip I would give to a new pollinator gardener is to decrease or discontinue using chemicals; if you are not willing to do that, you are not going to have any success with pollinators. The second thing would be to find a good source for native plants, either through wild ones or a local nursery that specializes in native plants and native genotypes, not just what they sell to commercial garden centers, and then start small and go from there so you can learn more about native plants.”

For more information on how to build a pollinator garden, visit fws.org, homegrownnation alpark.org or pollinator.org.

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

Longtime Board of Review member honored for decades of service

BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com

SHORES — If you want to be popular in your community, denying your neighbor’s request for a property tax reduction isn’t a great way to do it.

That’s what members of the Board of Review often have to do, as they analyze claims by homeowners that their property tax assessment is too high. It’s a challenging and thankless job. Nonetheless, it’s one longtime Grosse Pointe Shores resident John Lizza did with pride for 32 years.

“The job is 10 cuts below dog catcher on the social scale,” Lizza joked to the Shores City Council.

Lizza, the former chair of the Shores Board of Review, served on the board from 1992 until his resignation in December 2024. He was honored by the city with a proclamation during a May 20 City Council meeting.

Lizza — who says he’s 98.9 — will turn 99 in September.

“I considered it my contribution to a great community,” Lizza said of his years on the board.

As part of the proclamation — read by Mayor Ted Kedzierski — Kedzierski said the council and Shores residents “share in the pride felt by John’s family and congratulate him on his outstanding achievements and the latest honor given.”

Born on Detroit’s east side in 1926 to an Italian father, August, and an Irish mother, Helen, Lizza graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1944 and promptly enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving for two years before being honorably discharged in 1946. While attending what was then called the University of Detroit for college, Lizza worked the afternoon shift at the main post office branch in Detroit, where he met his future wife, Therese “Terry” Lizza, to whom he was married for 65 years, until her death in 2016. Lizza earned a law degree from the University of Detroit in 1953 and opened his first law firm in the Penobscot Building — Lizza, Mulcahy, Casey & Lawson. He partially retired in 2008 but continued to practice out of an office in Grosse Pointe Farms until 2023.

Lizza said he never planned to have such a long Board of Review tenure.

“I was only going to do a year or two,” Lizza said.

He moved to the Shores in 1991, after previously living in Grosse Pointe Farms, where he served on that city’s Board of Review for 14 years. Lizza’s friend, Ed Brady, a former president of the then-Shores Village Council, tapped him for the Shores Board of Review opening soon after Lizza became a Shores resident.

Lizza has been defying expectations for seniors for decades. He played competitive badminton for 60 years, where he was ranked fifth in doubles for seniors — considered those over age 50. He didn’t stop competing until one week after his 87th birthday. Prior to that, he often bested competitors considerably younger.

“He loves the community service idea,” said daughter Jeanne Lizza, of Grosse Pointe Woods. “He loves the community. Community involvement, being about others — that’s what it’s all about.”

Jeanne Lizza is one of a family of five siblings; two of her brothers live in Grosse Pointe Shores, she said.

John Lizza now has 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The number of years Lizza served is what’s remarkable.

“Not many people sign up year after year — and certainly not (for) 32 (years),” Jeanne Lizza said.

John Lizza, who traveled the world extensively, said the experience of visiting other cities only made him fonder of his own community.

“I thank God every day that I live in Grosse Pointe Shores,” he told the council.

John Lizza said the city is in good hands with the current Board of Review, and said he enjoyed the time he served.

“It was a pleasure,” he said.

The Lizza family was happy to see their patriarch be recognized for his years of service to his city.

“It was nice of them to honor my dad,” Jeanne Lizza said.

Call Staff Writer K. Michelle Moran at (586) 498-1047.

22A/ GROSSE POINTE TIMES• JUNE 26, 2025

ABOVE: In 1973, Grosse Pointe City resident Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren with his parents when he and two friends, Allen Thomas and Dave King, traveled to Alaska in his 1972 AMC Gremlin.

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ALASKAN ADVENTURE

Three friends drove an AMC Gremlin to the Last Frontier in 1973

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — The year was 1972 and Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren after serving two years in the military, including several months in Vietnam.

The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was soon off on another adventure with two friends he knew from St. Leonard’s Catholic Grade School in Warren. The trio piled into a Pontiac Firebird on a quest to visit Alaska. But they only made it to Montana before they headed back home.

A year later, in 1973, McGaugh made the Alaskan excursion again, this time in his two-door 1972 AMC Gremlin with one of his St. Leonard’s buddies, Allen Thomas, and a friend from Wayne State University, Dave King. They ventured through several states, including South Dakota and North Dakota, before hitting the Alaska Highway in northwestern Canada.

“Back then zero of it was paved and it was considered to be the worst road in North America. It was a military road to begin with back in World War II,” McGaugh said. “You cut through the Northwest Territories and (the) Yukon (Territory) and get into Alaska. To cut across Canada, that was the only way to go. When you’re young, it’s an adventure.”

The brown Gremlin had a stick shift and four bald tires. As a precaution, McGaugh

See GREMLIN on page 23A

RIGHT: Retired Grosse Pointe Public School System teacher Rufus McGaugh chronicled his travels in two books, “Drowning in All Seven Continents” and “Travels, Treasures and Tales of a Nomad.”

Con-

bought two extra spare tires for the trip.

“But they were bald tires also because that’s all I could afford,” the Grosse Pointe City resident laughed.

It took the guys at least two weeks to get to Alaska finding their way with maps. Along the way, they took in the views of any national forests they came across. Back then, it was recommended to drive 25 mph on the Alaska Highway due to the unpaved gravel and what McGaugh described as “pothole after pothole.”

“I understand since it has been paved,” the 1967 East Detroit High School graduate said. “We had to do our own navigating. We ended up with four, five, six flat (tires). Every time it happened, the station attendants said, ‘We can’t plug this. We’ll do our best.’ By golly, they got us through.”

The adventure-seekers traveled lightly with a small tent and Coleman stove. They took minimum clothing and “raided our moms’ pantries with everything we could — cereal, peanut butter, anything that was canned.” Each night, they pulled off the side of the road to set up camp and relax with a meal.

“We’d set up the tent, get the Coleman

stove out, see what was left of our dwindling supply,” McGaugh said. “We ate some strange meals — things you normally eat for dinner for breakfast and vice versa.”

They generally drove 16 hours a day. When en route, they rarely saw other drivers on the road.

“You’re so spread out, there were very few vehicles and most of those were big semis carrying fuel from the lower 48 (state) to Alaska, or supplies,” McGaugh said.

The town of Fairbanks was the first hint of civilization once they reached Alaska. They also visited Anchorage and couldn’t take their eyes off Mount McKinley peaking from the distance. There was time for two days of canoeing in a moose refuge and the chance to see elk, bald eagles and more out in the wild. Alaska reminded McGaugh of “Michigan on steroids.”

“A big overgrown Michigan with mountains,” McGaugh said. “There were a lot of similarities between it and my own state. It was summer and warm. Beautiful. Lots of forests like Michigan. I liked it very much. I certainly liked what they had to offer in the outdoors.”

McGaugh’s buddy, Thomas, however, didn’t stay in the Last Frontier state very long. As soon as he could make travel arrangements, he flew back home.

Alaska was the 49th state McGaugh

visited. The last state to see was Kansas, so after leaving Alaska, he made sure to drive to Kansas with King. When they came upon the “Welcome to Kansas” sign, McGaugh signified the moment by writing “No. 50” in mustard on a piece of cardboard and King got a snapshot.

With a cracked windshield and blown engine, the Gremlin barely made it home to Warren.

“That car was just beat to hell,” McGaugh said. “I was living with my parents at the time and it died in my parents’ driveway.”

Despite the shape of the car, “It’s got a lot of fond memories,” McGaugh said.

A few months later, a cousin helped the traveler install a new motor. Traveling to all 50 U.S. states was just the tip of the iceberg for McGaugh. The world traveler said he has visited all the countries and territories in the world.

McGaugh shared his travel experiences when he taught social studies at Brownell Middle School in the Grosse Pointe Public School System. The now-retired educator also taught at the district’s Pierce Middle School. He still travels sometimes alone and sometimes with his wife, Monica, and sons, Eric and Jason.

The accomplished author also chronicled his travels in two books, “Drowning in

“My whole life of travel has been out there to see what there is to see,” McGaugh said. “The big, the important, the

the

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