Ora Labora – The Final Days of the Colony 1866 – Part 5

Ora Labora’s final viable year as a religious colony in the wilderness of the upper thumb of Michigan was 1866. We reveal the final desperate attempts to keep it going.

Huron County Wind Farm 2015 Moratorium Didn’t Stop Wind Growth in Michigan

by Michael Hardy

Huron County Michigan’s 2015 moratorium on new development of wind power in Michigan’s Thumb gave rise to the possibility that other wind and solar projects would pause in the Great Lakes region. That didn’t happen

Thumb Airspace Could See Low Altitude Combat Training

by Michael Hardy

Concern is growing about the current military proposal to use Huron County (and parts of Sanilac and Tuscola Counties) as a low level combat jet training area.

The Pioneer Sketches of Jacob Parkhurst

by Malcom Mott

Jacob Parkhurst was born in 1771. During his youth, his family lived in West Virginia he and traveled extensively into the Northwest Territory in the Ohio River Valley. This is his adventures told in his own words.

Port Hope Depot – Restored to 1900s Perfection

by Michael Hardy

Today the Port Hope Depot has been exquisitely restored. You can see exhibits in the passenger waiting room, the station masters office, luggage and freight room. Each room has been painted to match the original color.

Ora Labora Colony- Lost in Michigan’s North – Part 4

by Michael Hardy

Part IV of the Ora Labora starts during Christmas 1864. The Colonies funds and provisions are low and its leader Emil Baur is begging his benefactors for loans to make it through the winter. With the war in its closing days the colonist are hopeful that a risky new venture will be profitable.

Local Brewing is Sustainable and Tasty

by Michael Hardy

The scenario for globalized worlds need to become local. The reason I pose the need for localization aligning with the effect on beer, because what would the world be without beer.