The Grosse Pointe Historical Society's La Belle's Country Store is located in the Provencal-Weir Houseat 376 Kercheval in Grosse Pointe Farms. The shop is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00am to 12:30pm & 1:30pm to 4:00pm. The shop is also open by appointment - call 313-884-7010.
Old-fashioned French jams, mustards and vinegars, locally produced honey by Green Toe Gardens, books and postcards relating to Grosse Pointe history, Victorian toys and games, handmade scented soaps and candles by Saipua
, GPHS coffee mugs and mouse pads, and handcrafted works of art by Michigan artists and artisans will be featured. The shop mascot is the authentic black squirrel. These huggable, plush squirrels are available for our young customers.
Because the house is one of the few surviving French ribbon farmhouses in the area, it was appropriate to fill it with specialty food items that Pierre and Euphemia Provencal might have enjoyed themselves in 1823, such as grain mustards and Herbes de Provence infused vinegar and old-fashioned apple, pear, walnut jam.
The store is named after the man who moved the house from its original location at Provencal and Lake Shore Road to the present location at 376 Kercheval Avenue in Grosse Pointe Farms. His name was John La Belle and he also opened a general store and small grocery on this site.
The shop is also open by appointment. Call (313) 884-7010 or stop by the Alfred B. and Ruth S. Moran Resource Center across the street located at 381 Kercheval Avenue, near Moross.
