The first time I ever heard of this place was ten years ago when I was looking up mills for our first Water Unit. I was so excited to find it was close enough to drive to, and that it was open for visitors! I remember how excited the boys were to see a REAL waterwheel after we'd been learning about them. It was just so cool! So, I was excited to visit again with the kids that had never been there, and with Sam, who hadn't been there either!
It was a nice day for a field trip. We took a picnic and had such a good time! A few of the buildings were closed on this visit and there wasn't anyone there to show us around, but there was quite a bit of stuff to see anyway.
Some of the gears, turning vertical motion into horizontal motion.
The waterwheel on the smaller mill house
Big waterwheel
These big belts of grain elevators were cool
This was cute—a little model of the mill. Daisy liked it.
Even with a tiny waterwheel!
More belts and pulleys inside the mill
There were some fun little activities for kids in the other buildings around the mill. One thing they had was a little potholder weaving loom. Junie has one at home, so she's fast—fast enough to make a whole potholder to bring home!
Cow milking
Swings at the playground afterward!
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