Graue Mill and Museum

After my birthday lunch on Sunday we were a very short drive away from Graue Mill and Museum and I had never been there so we decided to stop - and admission is free. Andy thinks he was there once on a school field trip but didn't really remember it.

The volunteer overheard me tell Andy that the main floor smelled like a corn crib and told me the corn the mill is usually stored in the wooden bins that lined the wall. It's a unique smell and one I know very well. On the second floor, a woman was giving a demonstration of turning sheeps' wool into yarn.

They also had a weaving loom set up and this volunteer showed us a picture of a 3-by-5-foot American flag they created and gave to a local school. You can see the leftover red, white and blue yarn on the loom.

The third floor was set up as old rooms and buildings. There was a kid's room, a parlor and here's a general store ...

and the kitchen.

The outside with the water wheel (not running). They do mill corn from Kline Creek Farm (by Julie's house) then return it so they can feed the animals there.

The path was flooded because of all of the recent rain.

The creek was high and fast. That bridge is York Road.

An office building.

This building wasn't open to the public. It's the Ben Fuller Farmhouse, circa 1840.