More than a million people are expected to line the route from Detroit to Pontiac to see old cars and relive their youth.
Nothing screams success quite like imitation.
So when places such as Eastpointe and four Downriver communities held their own events this summer, that only confirmed the Woodward original as the leader of the pack. Eastpointe completed its second annual Cruisin' Gratiot on June 17. Not everyone is ready to join the craze. It creates traffic tie-ups, noise problems and does not really contribute to area businesses, because families cannot reach them through the traffic jams. But we're not doing this for a profit.