OAK HARBOR - Thanks to a $25,000 donation to the Historic Log Cabin Revitalization Project from Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union, Oak Harbor’s log cabin will be preserved for future generations.

On May 15, their timelines came to life when they visited the Oak Harbor Log Cabin. The annual third grade trips to the cabin teach the students what daily life was like for mid-19th century settlers.

Like the log cabin, Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union is an integral part of local history. It has served Ottawa County for nearly 50 years and had a presence in Oak Harbor for almost 25 years.

The cabin will be used for training and educational programs by the Oak Mountain Volunteer Ski Patrol, State Police, Department of Environmental Conservation park rangers and DEC police, K-9 units ...

The Oak was very close to becoming a piece of lost history until Bonomi tied the pieces together. His father, John D. Bonomi, had become a photographer after serving in the Army in World War II.