Murdock Nolan was a fine young man living and working in the small Ohio town of Stone Harbour, which is nestled just south of Lake Erie's western shoreline. Stone Harbour and its residents were special to Murdock as he had grown up just outside of the town on a farm with his father, mother, and brother.

The country's 200th year anniversary was fast approaching and he felt in his heart that the events he was planning could lift the spirits of the town's people. It was his plan but the community would have to come together and support it or his plan would be doomed to fail. He took a...