WINNERS!
ARIZONA
Dick Wexelberg, Yuma AZ
Doug Morrow, Phoenix AZ
Edgar A. Bonnice, San Tan Valley AZ
Edward Jerome, Glendale AZ
Edward Mayer, Tucson AZ
James R Jay, Tucson AZ
Jeff Pasquinelli, Scottsdale AZ
John Fleishans, Mesa AZ
Paul Walrad, Cave Creek AZ
Sharon Robertson, Mesa AZ
CALIFORNIA
Ed Janas, Pleasanton CA
Ira Lawson, Los Angeles CA
T. Borski, San Diego CA
Tom Cavanagh, Pacific Palisades CA
Tom Nagle, Canyon Lake CA
CANADA
Esther Stein, Toronto Ont Canada
Paul Ray, Windsor Ont Canada
COLORADO
Henry Lardie, Colorado Springs CO
CONNECTICUT
Richard Allman, Shelton CT
FLORIDA
Alan Lapshan, Ormond Beach FL
Craig McClive, Fort Myers FL
Earl Waters, Sanford FL
Ellie Schmidt, Brooksville FL
Greg Karlow, Venice FL
James Haile, Dunnellon FL
Judy Craig, ???, FL
Mark Pasternak, Fort Lauderdale FL
Mary Schmit, Pompano Beach FL
Melody Pyzik, Beverly Hills FL
Patricia Lovins, Rockledge FL
Phil Lang, PlymouthMI and Naples FL
Philip MacHarg, Clermont FL
Thom May, Clearwater FL
Warren ???, ??? FL
GEORGIA
Dennis Donohue, Roswell GA
Greg Mack, Alpharetta GA
ILLINOIS
Gerald A. Blechman, Batavia IL
Paul Carnegie, East Peoria IL
ISRAEL
Mitchell Herczeg, Jerusalem Israel
JAPAN
Edward Bandlow, Miharashi, Otaru,
Hokkaido, Japan
MARYLAND
Gene Cousens, Sykesville MD
MICHIGAN
A. Meeker, Beverly Hills MI
Andrea Schuldt, Lake Linden MI
Anita Shiplett, Livonia MI
Annie Bodwin, Garden City MI
Bill Servial, Harrison Twp MI
Bob Mineau, Commerce Twp MI
Bob Weidendorf, Farmington MI
Bobbie Weidendorf, Farmington Hills MI
Brad Pruett, Wyandotte MI
Bruce Channell, Ferndale MI
Bud Lusk, Belleville MI
Charlene Ortleib, St. Clair Shores MI
Cheryl Broda, Detroit MI
Chris Bair, Wyandotte MI
Dana DeCoster, Sterling Hts MI
Dave DeVor, Trenton MI
Dave Hartman, Utica MI
Dave Stano, Fair Haven MI
David Anderson, st clair shores MI
Debbie Dunford, Saint Clair Shores MI
Denis Kansier Sr, Farmington Hills MI
Dennis Figlak, Marine City MI
Dennis R. Green, West Bloomfield MI
Dennis Walikainen, Hancock MI
Diane Greiner, Clinton Twp MI
Diane Herrick, Harrison Township MI
Dick Glenn, Allen Park MI
Donald Sitarski, Grosse Pointe Woods MI
Doug Peneny, Southfield MI
Ed Yopek, Garden City MI
Edgar Lewis, Southfield MI
Eileen Scheich, Shelby Twp. MI
Elwin R. Hatt, St. Clair Shores MI
Gary Hess, Warren MI
George David, Grosse Pointe Woods MI
George Patak, Farmington Hills MI
George Wojdacki, Clinton Twp MI
Harry Knapp, Royal Oak MI
Jack Spruance, Petoskey MI
James Angus, Royal Oak MI
James Gallagher, Grand Blanc MI
James Potter, Clinton Twp MI
James Ritchie, Northville MI
James Travis, Macomb MI
Janice Osowski, Brighton MI
Jean Bedford, Redford MI
Jeff Chapin, Farmington Hills MI
Jeff Zarza, Detroit MI
Jerry Thomas, Southgate MI
Jim Neilson, Pinckney MI
Jim Triano, Grosse Pointe Park MI
Joe Niedzielski, Avoca MI
John Kelsey, Harper Woods MI
John Kusch, Westland MI
John Leaf, Wixom MI
K. McCarthy, Harper Woods MI
Kathy Zink, Livonia MI
Ken Ellegood, Dearborn MI
Ken Shinsky, Livonia MI
Larry Pfeifer, Riley Twp MI
Linda Sigrist, Sturgis MI
Linda Sims, Oak Park MI
Lou Jacobs, Holt MI
Malikh Clark, Detroit MI
Mario Rosati, Warren MI
Mark Channel, Redford MI
Marty Bliven, Canton MI
Mary Ivers, Sterling Heights MI
Melissa Evola, Grosse Pointe Farms MI
Michelle Gnesda, Harper Woods MI
Mike Herman, Clinton Twp. MI
Mike Killarney, Kalamazoo MI
Mike Loudermilk, Troy MI
Mike Rosenblum, Huntington Woods MI
Mike Washenko, Mt Clemens MI
Murna Gitlin, Hazel Park MI
Nick Tisch, Clarkston MI
Orrin Prosser, Hillman MI
Phil Lang, Plymouth MI
Ralph Stormer MIdland MI
Ray Pelzer, Eastpointe MI
Raymond Rodriguez, Northville MI
Renata Voccia, Ann Arbor MI
Richard Cam, Clintion Twp MI
Richard Delecke, Rochester MI
Richard Fuher, Grosse Pointe Park MI
Richard Koehler, Northville MI
Rick Marshall, Waterford MI
Rick Zaranek, Grosse Pointe MI
Robert Nehez, Livonia MI
Robert Sloan, Dexter MI
Ron Beyer, Traverse City MI
Ron Woytalewicz, Metamora MI
Sam Cheek, Grosse Pointe Farms MI
Scott Everingham, Livonia MI
Sharron Brown, Livonia MI
Sheldon Brown, South Lyon MI
Stan Rogell, Royal Oak MI
Stan Wickman, Livonia MI
Stanley Meitzner, Shelby Township MI
Steve Faulkner, Livonia MI
Steve Jinks, Redford MI
Sue Sobieski, Harrison Twp MI
Tom Baulch, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Tom Lueck, St Clair Shores MI
Tom Neveau, Rochester Hills MI
Tom Richards, Sterling Heights MI
Walter Poole, New Baltimore MI
William Hewitt, Canton MI
NEVADA
Laura Olariu, Las Vegas NV
Mitchell & Rochelle Gordon, Henderson, NV
NORTH CAROLINA
Bob Vorbroker, Winston-Salem NC
Gerald Snyder, Charlotte NC
OHIO
Ken Hoehn, Delphos OH
PENNSYLVANIA
Elaine Lazar, Oaks PA
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mary Joyce (Jones ) Enderby, SC
Ron C, Columbia SC
TENNESSEE
Francine Bailey, Gray TN
Frank Darling, Crossville TN
TEXAS
Al Sim, Kerrville TX
Mike Sullivan, Fairview TX
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Vic Gold, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
VIRGINIA
Richard Walczak, Hampton VA
WASHINGTON
Ellen Smith, Poulsbo WA
Robert S Hattner MD, Bainbridge Island, WA
NO LOCATION /
WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
Dan McKinnon
Ron Rose
From THE DETROIT ALMANAC:
The Seven Sisters were the most distinctive feature on the Detroit River for 75 years, a landmark for sailors and aviators alike. Built between 1914 and 1921, they stood 352 feet tall at the foot of Lycaste treet at the Connors Creek Power Plant. Their part of the plant had been idle for 13 years before Detroit Edison imploded them in August 1996, sending 9 million tons of bricks, steel and cement thundering to the ground. Despite their absence, no Great Lakes freighters have reported getting lost.
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Hello Eileen,
Thanks for featuring that photo and my very modest contribution.
Dave Wassenaar
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Once the tallest structure in Detroit and long a landmark to sailors on Lake St. Clair, the detonated stacks of the "Seven Sisters" settle atop the rubble of the electric plant that powered the automobile revolution.
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Shortly after 9am, August 10, 1996, a series of four deafening explosions shook the Detroit morning as the city's most prominent east side landmark, known locally as the "Seven Sisters," collapsed to the earth.
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VISITOR COMMENTS
Robert Briolat, Farmington Hills MI
I could look out from Sinbad's or the Roostertail and view the smokestacks.
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Sheldon Brown, South Lyon MI
My mother and father watched them being blown down from their boat years ago. Pretty cool thing to watch!
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Ronald Woodhouse, St. Clair Shores MI
That was a power station on the Detroit River.
I recall thinking, as a child, why was the riverfront all factories with little access to the river?
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Ellie Schmidt, Brooksville FL
I have eight sisters (9 girls) and I remember the "seven sisters" outings sponsored by Detroit Edison in the late 60's. We had to borrow a neighbor one time for the outing because the older girls were grown and out of town by then. Good memories.
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Anna Wassenaar, Seattle WA
Nice photo there, Wass.
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Dave DeVor, Trenton MI
It was located at the foot of Conner Creek.
I believe the boat yard was first called General Boats, then sold operated as Holiday Harbor, then sold again and operated as Sinbad's at foot of Beniteau. However, if the water pictured is the Harding canal, the boat yard is Keans.
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Dennis Salisbury, Lady Lake FL
Great Walleye fishing in the river right off the stacks. Living in Florida now I yearn for the clear blue water of the Great Lakes and Detroit River.
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James Travis, Macomb MI
I took a tour through the plant in sixth grade for a science project on electricity, Which won me
a blue medal and a trip to Cobo hall.
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Dennis R. Green, West Bloomfield MI
What an eyesore they were viewed from the river!
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Roy Seppanen, Roseville MN
Sailers on the river used it for a landmark.
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Earl Waters, Sanford FL
Was near the foot of Alter Rd. As a kid I fished there.
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Edward Bandlow,
Miharashi, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
We used to see them from the Bob-Lo Boat and when "pickerel" fishing on the Detroit River.
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Jeff Zarza, Detroit MI
I watched while they imploded them from Wayne State's Clock Tower at Old Main.
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Bob Weidendorf, Farmington MI
Picture of Detroit Edison Boat Club?
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Alan Lapshan, Ormond Beach FL
I was a guest at the Edison Boat Club many times.
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Tom Beaubien, Glen Ivy CA
A great landmark when flying around the area.
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Esther Stein, Toronto Ont Canada
I lived on the Canadian side of the Detroit River most of my life. These smoke stacks were what we saw from my house.
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Charlene Ortleib, St. Clair Shores MI
I remember counting the smokestacks when
I was a little girl.
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Linda Sigrist, Sturgis MI
My grandmother first told me about these "sisters."
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James Haile, Dunnellon FL
When we were kids, we played on sand piles near there.
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Wesley Halleck, Kent WA
Always wondered why they didn't count the other two.
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Edgar Lewis, Southfield MI
A Windsor landmark and beacon for generations of sailors.
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Lee Rusetzke, White Lake MI
Lived just down the road at East Jefferson and Chalmers.
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Judy Craig, ??? FL
I remember them as a landmark when sailing.
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Raymond Rodriguez, Northville MI
The power plant was a marker that the Great Lakes carriers used. They knew they were heading into the Detroit River channel and had
to make a turn.
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