Airy.

The BRIDGE at MACKINAC

In the land of Hiawatha,

Where the white man gazed with awe

At a paradise divided

By the straits of Mackinac

Men are dredging, drilling, blasting,

Battling tides around the clock,

Through the depths of icy water,

Driving caissons down to rock.

Fleets of freighters bring their cargoes

From the forges and the kilns;

Stones and steel – ten thousand barge-loads –

From the quarries, mines, and mills.

Now the towers, mounting skyward,

Reach the heights of airy space.

Hear the rivet-hammers ringing,

Joining steel in strength and grace.

High above the swirling currents,

Parabolic strands are strung;

From the cables, packed with power,

Wonder-spans of steel are hung.

Generations dreamed the crossing;

Doubters shook their heads in scorn.

Brave men vowed that they would build it –

From their faith a bridge was born.

There it spans the miles of water,

Speeding millions on their way –

Bridge of vision, hope and courage,

Portal to a brighter day.

Dr. David B. Steinman