  The COMPTEL map of the 1.809 MeV gamma-ray line, which is attributed to the
radioactive decay of 26Al, shows significant excess emission in the Cygnus
region. Cygnus is a region of recent star formation activity, which is rich in
massive, early-type stars concentrated in OB associations.
  We perform population synthesis studies of this region to model the
production and distribution of 26Al, which is predominantly synthesized in
massive stars and distributed through stellar winds and core-collapse
supernovae. Our simulations of the Cygnus OB associations determine the
time-dependent production rate of 26Al. We also estimate the associated
production of radioactive 60Fe, which is primarily synthesized in core-collapse
supernovae. Gamma-ray line emission from this isotope has yet to be detected.
We also track the temporal evolution of the mechanical "luminosity" due to the
kinetic energy of stellar winds and supernova ejecta, and the ionizing EUV
emission from early-type stars. Together with a simple one-dimensional model of
the superbubble driven into the ISM by this energy flux one can constrain key
parameters of the stellar associations in the Cygnus region.
