Day Forty-Six

Day forty-six found us at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.  Some dear friends of ours were going to meet us there the next day to tour the museum, so we opted to go to the Ford Rouge Plant Tour today.  When we arrived, we found that there was something going on called the “Maker’s Faire” for the weekend, and it was packed!  There was a special two day preview at the IMAX theater of a movie called Tornado Alley, covering some storm chasers that were frequently seen on television.  It turns out that the filmmaker/storm chaser/star of the show and his crew had his special vehicle at the Maker’s Faire!  Since we didn’t buy tickets for the Maker’s Faire, we would have to wait until the next day to meet him.  We did, however, see the IMAX film today – it was very cool!

We then went on the factory tour, and it was great!  The production line was running, so we got to see the truck assembly in progress.  What a nice, clean working environment!  I have worked in some factories, both in the automotive field and in large appliances, and they were never this clean and quiet!  The tour was very informative, and it is quite a feat that Henry Ford accomplished everything that he did.  It is also inspiring to see that his great-grandson is taking the company to new heights, and leading the way with environmental concerns.  They have the world’s largest “living roof” and it is quite a sight!