Finding Fun in Michigan's Thumb
The Pinnebog Wind Farm is located in Huron County, Michigan. It consists of thirty GE 1.7 MW turbines located producing a rated 50MW of power. The park is located on approximately 14,000 acres. The project was one of the larger ones in the Thumb. Over 23 miles of buried collection feeds, 34 road crossings including … Read more
Pinnebog was once a large country cross roads town with a famous history. Now it’s almost faded away. One institution, Heck’s Bar keeps the town alive.
One of the largest state parks in Michigan was once a thriving lumber town with over 500 residents. Today only faint elements remain. A true ghost town in Michigan’s Thumb.
We are sometimes drawn to an abandoned farmhouse or structure not because of it’s beauty, but because we think there is a story. We want to know what went wrong.
The Harvest I & II Wind Project is owned by Exelon Generation. Phase I of this wind farm has been in operations since 2008. Phase II began operations in 2012. The renewable energy project was Michigan’s first commercial-scale wind farm. The Harvest Wind Farm is located over 3,200 acres in Huron County’s Oliver and Chandler … Read more
