1st Phase of completed monument and inductee bricks
The Village of Mackinaw City, MI welcomes you to participate in the Ironworkers Walk of Fame project. This extraordinary tribute commemorates and celebrates the legends and stories of Ironworkers and Mackinac Bridgemen from North America. Specially designed and engraved bricks are imbedded in the sidewalks adjacent to a monument area on North Huron Avenue.
The first phase of the monument, designed and crafted by renowned iron sculptor Thomas Moran was recently unveiled at the 1st Annual Ironworkers Walk of Fame inductee event. The monument has four components. A 25ft globe represents the “We Build the World” creed of the Ironworker profession. The spokes of the globe are made of I beams. The Ironworker characters, 2 men and 1 woman, are 7ft tall and constructed out of ironworker tools and components.
The monument is being built in stages. The 1st stage, unveiled in August of 2010, is that of an ironworker throwing a rivet. This figure was made out of over 3000 ironworker tools donated by ironworkers from across the USA and Canada. Over 160 Ironworkers were inducted into the Ironworkers Walk of Fame on August 13, 2010.
Project Timeline
Ironworkers Walk of Fame Monument Area
Ironworkers Walk of Fame streetscape construction and monument placement area is complete. The construction timeline is ahead of schedule.
- Groundbreaking August 8, 2008
- Project Site Plan Complete, Spring 2009
- Streetscape Construction Complete September, 2009
- Monument Placement, Phase One Inductee Pavers and Dedication Ceremony 3pm, August 13, 2010. Ceremony Open to the Public.
