Community Corner
2nd Place People's Choice Award: Fish'n Chips
After tallying votes taken last week at the unveiling of the 51 Grosse Pointe Perch that will be lining the streets of the five communities this summer, the Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce announced the second place winner today as Fish'n Chips.
Fish'n Chips, one of , is the second place winner in , in which votes were lodged last week during .
The announced the second place winner today and will announce the first place winner on Wednesday. The artists whose fish won will receive a gift certificate to a restaurant.
The project is meant to draw people to the Pointes to not only roam the community to see the fish but also to frequent the many businesses. In October, the .
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Fish'n Chips was sponsored by Better Made Snack Foods and the artist is Sammy "Pants" Mowbray. The fish is was placed Tuesday at 20930 Mack Avenue in Grosse Pointe Woods, along with the other 50 fish who were scattered about the five Pointes. The heaviest concentration of fish are along Mack Avenue and Kercheval Avenue.
The Perch was made to look like one of Better Made's traditional chip bags. It is mainly yellow with red stripes and the Better Made logo.
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