• The Hardest Working River Tour

    Explorer Riverboat Rivers of Steel Dock, North Shore, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Once known as the “Hardest Working River in the World,” the Monongahela River was responsible for much of Pittsburgh’s early commercial and industrial success—even centuries before it earned that moniker!… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • Aluminum Casting Session

    Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Explore the metal casting process at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Create a unique work of art from aluminum. Using everyday materials, you’ll create a one-sided design in resin-bonded sand—then watch… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • Aluminum Casting Session

    Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Explore the metal casting process at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Create a unique work of art from aluminum. Using everyday materials, you’ll create a one-sided design in resin-bonded sand—then watch… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • The Hardest Working River Tour

    Explorer Riverboat Rivers of Steel Dock, North Shore, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Once known as the “Hardest Working River in the World,” the Monongahela River was responsible for much of Pittsburgh’s early commercial and industrial success—even centuries before it earned that moniker!… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • 2023 Festival of Combustion

    Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Join Rivers of Steel in celebrating industrial arts and American craft at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This one-of-kind extravaganza invites audiences of all ages to celebrate the industrial arts and American… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • Hammer-In Festival

    W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop 114 Water Street, Rices Landing, PA, United States

    Blacksmiths from the tristate area convene for the Hammer-In Festival in Greene County! Blacksmiths from the tristate area convene for the Hammer-In Festival in Greene County! This annual event occurs… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

  • Arts & Grounds Tour

    Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    While iron production may have stopped at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in 1982, the era of Carrie as an artistic muse was just beginning. Discover how creatives, from guerrilla artists… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle