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November 2023 view courtesy of Lorain County Auditor website |
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The view yesterday |
Another local landmark that was highlighted in the Lorain Journal back in July 1953 was Joe Ule's windmill on Kolbe Road. It was featured in an interesting article written by James Howard that ran in the newspaper on July 20th. At that point, the windmill was still under construction.
The article is a great profile of Joe Ule and reveals his philosophy of being self-sufficient through organic farming. As for his windmill, the article notes, "When the windmill is completed, an electric generator will be activated by the wind power and will in turn operate a giant mill for grinding the specially grown grains. Another unusual feature will be a small sawmill also to be powered by the windmill."
The Journal checked in with Ule two years later, as reported in this article that ran in the December 26, 1957 edition.
At that time, Ule was working on a 50-foot log to serve as the main shaft of the windmill. The article notes that Ule "has been working on the windmill for the past seven years. He estimated that the sweep will be put in operation in about three to four years. And the entire windfall mechanism should be finished in eight to nine years, he added."