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Gordie Howe International Bridge, USA/Canada border between Detroit and Windsor

Walking the Gordie Howe International Bridge

There are no shop or field driven rivets on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, but walking across the wide two-way ...
Koehring 304 crane, Zintgraff Studio Photograph Collection, MS 355, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Vic the Crane Operator

As a steel fabricator and in my work in the preservation of historic truss bridges, I’ve worked with many types ...
historic photo of the Maple Rapids Road Bridge, Maple Rapids, Michigan

Iron, Wrought and Lost

Iron is a word often used to convey strength, in describing a product, an experience, or a person. It is ...
2026 Field Riveting Demonstration at Lansing Community College

Field Riveting Demonstration at Lansing Community College

Walls of rivets in buildings, ships, and bridges. Many are still an essential part of the transportation infrastructure of the ...
Capitol Dome Sculpture Gannon Building LCC

Capitol Dome Sculpture

Inside the Michigan State Capitol Building Dome In 1985 I was working on an idea for a wall sculpture at ...