[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[Grant Brians]

Mike, thank you for your kind reference! I know that with the farming 
that I do not do as much getting out as I would like to do. St. Helena 
is not too far away, only about 150 miles by road. The only time I 
toured a grist mil was years ago in Pennsylvania.
             Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of vegetables, 
herbs, edible flowers, nuts and fruit
p.s. On this Christmas Eve I just loaded Farmers Market trucks for today 
- running slightly late at 4:35AM.

On 12/21/2016 7:22 PM, k6mw wrote:
> Grant-
>
> The Bale grist mill is a tremendous 36' water wheel driven mill in your
> neck of the woods. Located in just up the road from you in St. Helena,
> it's well worth the time to visit and see the tour.
>
> https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482
>
> mike
>
>
> On 12/21/2016 5:17 PM, Grant Brians wrote:
>> The loss of local mills and elevators and other agricultural
>> infrastructure is a real loss. I hope that we can help that loss not
>> occur as a force for recognition of the value of the history of our
>> country (whichever country each list member is in whether the USA or
>> Canada or Australia or Uruguay or).... Here in California most of the
>> state would not have had a mill that was water operated as our
>> eco-system is not set up for that. But there are/were other power
>> sources. I bought a corn sheller a couple of years ago for our popcorn
>> that we grow - old enough that it was hand powered! Actually, the seed
>> cleaner is currently hand powered too - 1911 vintage Clipper.
>>                   Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of
>> vegetables, edible flowers, herbs, nuts and fruit
>>
>> On 12/21/2016 2:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> David there is an old grist mill on an actual mill pond
>>> near here in the town of Trenton.  Al Jones is well familiar with it.
>>> A couple of years ago they started fixing it back up after the state
>>> repaired the dam when a hurricane washed it partly out.  The mill stones
>>> are installed now and they are running it with electric motors, just a few
>>> days
>>> a year for special occasions.  I think they are working on repairing the
>>> water
>>> wheel from what I can see in passing by but I'm not sure.  I hope they are.
>>> I know we were talking about feed mills not grist mills but I wanted to pass
>>> that along.
>>>
>>> Here’s a link to it with a picture and some information.  I didn't read the
>>> page just sending the
>>> link along.  I don't know if it's current info or not.
>>>
>>> http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/9448
>>>
>>> It's a beautiful place.  The mill pond has cypress trees growing in it
>>> around the edges opposite the mill.
>>>
>>> Charlie
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