April 7 & 21, May 5 & 19
Hammer-In at Rices LandingApril 20  Self-Paced Carrie Blast Furnace ToursApril 27, May 25, June 15, July 6, Aug. 31, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, 2013
Babushka & Hard Hats ToursJune 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Aug. 31, Oct. 19 
Carrie Blast Furnace Guided Tours10 AM Saturdays May-October 10 AM Fridays June-August
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A special thanks to all of our donors at Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. Your donations are always appreciated! Michael Boyd Dawn Stapinski William Ryder Derrick Brashear Terri Hamill Ryan McGrady Ron Niziol Ken Kobus Robert Hatala William Joos Matt Loser RIDC William Kohler Katherine Hayes Wade Streeter
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Carrie Blast Furnaces Complex a featured historic site in Preservation PA 20 year retrospective
The Carrie Blast Furnaces site was recently named to Preservation PA's top 100 list as a "pr eservation in progress," an improvement over the endangered designation it had received 20 years ago. Now managed by Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, plans for the site include restoration and renovations to make the site more visitor-friendly. Out of the 200 noted as historic sites by Preservation PA in the past 20 years, half remain on the "endangered" list and almost 40 were demolished or lost. The blast furnace complex, which is owned by Allegheny County, came under the management of Rivers of Steel in 2010 in a cooperative agreement between the two parties. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction and a backdrop for various television shows, films and music videos. The mission of Preservation PA is to "assist Pennsylvania communities to protect and utilize the historic resources they want to preserve for the future." To read more about it, see the links below.
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Heritage Market kicks off Sunday at The Historic Pump House
The third season of the Sunday Heritage Market begins April 7 at The Historic Pump House in The Waterfront. Join Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, a variety of handcraft vendors and Pittsburgh  food trucks such as Oh My Grill, the Pittsburgh Taco Truck and the Pittsburgh Dessert Truck from 10 AM - 2 PM this Sunday for the first market of the season. The market will be held the 1st & 3rd Sundays April through October with the exception of the month of June. During that month, the market will run June 15 & 16 to celebrate the opening of the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail, which connects Washington, DC to Pittsburgh. Other vendors include Robin Londino's Handcrafted Jewelry; Brown Bird Green String, Karen's Kind Beads and the Bulgarian-Macedonian Club. To be a vendor or for other information, contact Christy Baraff.
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Looking for a few good volunteers, docents
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area is looking for volunteers with a connection to Pit tsburgh's steel industry and/or heritage who not only can interpret our re gion's steel story but can also share personal accounts of their own steel-related experiences or heritage. We are also looking for additional volunteers who can assist with bus, boat and bike tours, field trips, museums and archives and special events. For more information, email Angie Morini or call her at 412-464-4020 x31.
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Your monetary contribution to the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area supports the projects and programs that preserve Southwestern's Pennsylvania's rich industrial and cultural heritage for future generations. Please help us preserve our wonderful heritage!
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