The Big Cruise Factoids – CSX City of the Week
City of the Week is takin’ a cruise! WCSX City of the Week – The Big Cruise! The Big Cruise Factoids The Cruise began in 1995 as a charity fundraiser to…
City of the Week is takin' a cruise!
WCSX City of the Week - The Big Cruise!
The Big Cruise Factoids
- The Cruise began in 1995 as a charity fundraiser to build funds for soccer fields in Ferndale. It was meant as a one time event where they hoped to draw 30,000 people... 250,000 showed up.
- The cruise is always held on the third Saturday in August. Last year 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars took part in the cruise.
- The cruise begins near 8 Mile and takes a 16 mile loop between Ferndale and Pontiac, passing through Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Berkley, Huntington Woods, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills and Pontiac.
- The Big Cruise is the largest single-day classic car event in the world.... in past years it has brought more than $50 million annually to the Metro Detroit economy.
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