Sunday, August 19, 2012
We've got the scoop on news, interesting tidbits and people profiles from Saturday.
The ground rumbled and the air thundered Saturday as the Woodward Dream Cruise roared through Ferndale. The classic car parade and prime people-watching event was expected to attract 1.5 million people and 40,000 cars to a 16-mile stretch of the historic avenue from Ferndale to Pontiac. Did you attend the Dream Cruise? Add your photos to this gallery by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button above. Read on for a recap of the day's events from Ferndale! [Click here to see the live blog from the entire strip.] 9 p.m.: It's closing time for the Woodward Dream Cruise. 8:15 p.m.: There's less than an hour left of official cruising time for the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise and people are out in Ferndale enjoying the sights. If you haven't …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
We'll be giving you the scoop on what's happening throughout the day, so stay tuned for news, interesting tidbits, profiles and photos!
The Woodward Dream Cruise is in high gear in Ferndale along Woodward and with special events on East and West Nine Mile Road. Come along with us as we live blog. 9 p.m.: It's closing time for the Woodward Dream Cruise. 8:15 p.m.: There's less than an hour left of official cruising time for the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise and people are out in Ferndale enjoying the sights. If you haven't stopped by the Classics & Cruis’n Legends Vehicle Show yet, you might want to say hello to World War II veteran Jimmy Wolfe. This 92-year-old resident of Altoona, Pennsylvania traveled to Ferndale with his 1931 Ford Deluxe Roadster. "I like this event. It's very, very nice in Ferndale," he said. Driving his classic cars always draws attention, Wolfe said - "…
Check out the full schedule of events for the 18th Annual Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Check out photos from the Ferndale Lights and Sirens Cruise, official Dream Cruise ribbon-cutting and more - and add your pictures to our gallery.
It was another day of sight-seeing and family fun on Friday for the 18th Annual Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise. Both sides of Nine Mile were shut down, with E. Nine Mile Road the home of the 12th annual Ferndale Emergency Vehicle Show and the starting point of the Lights and Sirens Cruise. The Dream Cruise officially kicked off at 5 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting including speeches from Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter and other community leaders. Check out a full Guide to the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise here. Find the full schedule of events in Ferndale here.
Alternate routes for emergency vehicles Saturday include mile roads, neighborhood streets, Coolidge Highway and Greenfield Road, officials say.
There is no easy solution for public safety vehicles trying to access Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak during the Woodward Dream Cruise, officials say. Law enforcers and ambulance drivers do their best to avoid Woodward Avenue during the event – which is expected to attract 40,000 classic cars Saturday – and would have to rely on their lights and sirens, along with the common sense of other motorists, to get through should an emergency occur on the historic roadway. "I do think, generally speaking, there is definitely a blind spot that the hospital is right there," said Laurie Thiel, CEO of Alliance Mobile Health, which provides ambulance service to Berkley, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Beverly Hills and Troy. "There is not a clear-cut plan …
Check out photos from the first night of the 18th annual event and add your own pictures to our gallery.
The 18th Annual Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise kicked off on Thursday night with live music, family-friendly activities and more. Here are a few photos from Thursday night at the Dream Cruise. Add your photos to our gallery by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" link above, or email photos to jessica.schrader@patch.com. Want to see photos from last year's cruise? Check out our 2011 Dream Cruise photo gallery here.
Find out what's on the schedule on Friday as part of the 18th annual Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise.
The Ferndale Dream Cruise continues Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, emergency vehicle show and more. Here's a rundown of what's planned on Friday, Aug. 17. Check out our Guide to the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise here or see here for a full listing of Ferndale's cruise events. For more information, visit www.ferndaledreamcruise.com. Ferndale Emergency Vehicle Show Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Live entertainment and more
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Check out the full schedule of events for the 18th Annual Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
We want to put together a best-of-the-best list of places to park your lawn chair for the Dream Cruise, but we need your help.
When it comes to the Woodward Dream Cruise, the lawnchairs start coming out early. Beginning with the first nice weekend evening of the summer, folks have been out all along Woodward Avenue — from Ferndale to Bloomfield Hills — to watch the cruisers roll by. But now that the countdown to the official Dream Cruise has begun, we're wondering: what's the best spot to watch all the action in Ferndale? Leave your favorite Dream Cruise viewing spot in the comments below, and we'll use them to compile a list for the end of the week, as you begin to prepare for Saturday. Also, let us know if there are any spots Dream Cruise fans should definitely avoid. For more on the Cruise, visit our Guide to the 2012 Woodward Dream Cruise here.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Here's a roundup of events happening this week in Patch towns along the historic avenue leading up to the classic car parade Saturday.
The muscle cars, street rods, collector- and special-interest vehicles have been roaring down Woodward Avenue for months in anticipation of the Woodward Dream Cruise, which officially kicks off this week on historic Woodward Avenue. “As soon as the weather gets warm, people start cruising,” said Tina Stefanski of Caribou Coffee on Woodward in Royal Oak. “We'll get people that come in from out of state weeks before the Cruise.” More than 50,000 cruisers are expected to hit the pavement from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday during the 18th annual Woodward Dream Cruise, which began in 1995 in Ferndale as a fundraiser for a soccer field. That year, 250,000 people showed up to reminiscence about the glory days of cruising down Woodward Avenue, one of …
Linda Baker
4:44 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012
we always spend time on cruise day looking at the old vehicles on Woodward and in downtown Ferndale - the friday night fire engine/police car parade was great - didn't see even one rowdy person the entire time! The close down on Saturday night was smooth because now everyone knows the drill and the street was cleared by 9:30 or so - another good experience at the cruise! more ›