FestivALE helps ring in Ferndale’s holiday season

With Christmas trees, bonfires, street performers and plenty of craft beer, One-Eyed Betty’s FestivALE filled downtown Ferndale with holiday cheer on Saturday.

The second year event celebrated the start of the Winter season with Michigan and Belgian beers, cold weather comfort food and live music.

While inclement weather posed problems during last year’s FestivALE’s inaugural run, One-Eyed Betty’s owner Beth Hussey made some big changes to help make the event more enjoyable for 2014.

“The weather could not have been worse (last year) — zero degrees and 40 mile per hour winds,” said Hussey.

“It was absolutely brutal.”

After last year’s event, Hussey reviewed lots of feedback from attendees and addressed their concerns for the festival’s second time around.

One of the most noticeable differences this year was FestivALE’s main tent, which was relocated to a different parking lot. The tent was fully enclosed and had a different heating system, so attendees had no problem staying warm.

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