The stabilization project has continued with the completion of an asbestos survey and the preparation of contracts for asbestos abatement. Kevin Fesler of Environmental Consulting and Training of Michigan ( ECTM)  kindly undertook our survey and identified all the ACM ( Asbestos Containing Materials) aboard the Columbia. When the Columbia was built in 1902 asbestos was considered a significant safety enhancement. Today we are working towards repairing or removing any asbestos aboard the Columbia. Pictured below are Kevin Fesler and Sten Samuelson of ECTM on the Grand Staircase preparing to begin the survey.