Ron and Sue Fleming sat in front of their 1969 Dodge Super Bee and friend Terry Nummer’s 1973 Dodge Charger as they took in the automobile feast and cooler-than-normal weather under partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70 degree range before the rain moved in.Ĭlinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon looks on as twins sisters Dakota and Avery Johnson in the pedal car races at Regional Shopping Center.DAVE ANGELL - FOR THE MACOMB DAILY Others took part in various activities at the Freestar Financial Credit Union Fund Zone at Regional Shopping Center on Gratiot at 15 Mile Road such as games and Touch a Truck, munched on grilled hot dogs and visited vendor row.
Pockets of friends, families and individuals relaxed in lawn chairs as they took in a parade of classic cars make their way along Gratiot. “They don’t know what they’re missing here on Gratiot.” “Our buddies stayed home today to watch the Olympics,” said Jerry “JT” Taylor of Mount Clemens. Many of the cars cruised Gratiot between 14 Mile Road and Wellington Crescent, while others were on display in parking lots along the strip.
Nostalgia rode down Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township for the first time in two years Sunday but a late-afternoon downpour sent people attending the Gratiot Cruise to pack up and seek shelter, ending the event about an hour before the official closing time.Ĭancelled in 2020 by the COVID-19 crisis, the 18th annual Clinton Township Gratiot Cruise drew a noticeably lighter but still spirited crowd Sunday as car lovers enjoyed Macomb County’s largest procession of hot rods, roadsters, motorcycles, antique vehicles, pickup trucks, and other wheeled contraptions.
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