Top 5 Things to do in Ferndale

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Located close to Detroit in Michigan, Ferndale was known as a bedroom community during its early days when the car industry started in Detroit and most of the workers in the car plants used to live here. There was a trolley line that ran from Detroit to Ferndale. It is a typical mid western town with broad sidewalks, trees and slow traffic. Today it has a significant Gay and Lesbian population.

1. See a dream cruise of cars: Should one happen to visit Ferndale in August, then a visit to this cruise is a must. See over 30,000 cars of all shapes and eras participate in this 16 mile cruise.

2. Try your skills at curling: Curling is an ancient sport played by the Scots on frozen ice ponds and lakes with participants sliding stones as close to a ring of circles called ‘the house’. The Detroit Curling Club is the place to learn how to play this ancient game.  For more information on Curling click on the link.

3. Watch a sword fighting competition: The Renaissance fencing club has fencing matches every Mondays and Thursdays at the Life Christian Club and there are instructors who are willing to teach visitors the basic art of sword fencing.  For more information on the Club click on the link.

4. Visit a top recording studio: Studio 54 in Ferndale is where famous rap artists like Eminem, Obie Trice, and the rap group D-12 have at one time or another recorded their albums. It is one of the top rated sound studios in America.

5. Photographs collection: The Ferndale Museum boasts a collection of over 10,000 photographs. The museum is a real treat as one can see photographs taken from the time the camera was invented.  For more information on the Museum click on the link.