The Miller | February 22, 2010
I have tried to get Purple Corn several times in the past. Finally, I found a supplier that handled it. It is so dark it looks like coffee beans. Why is corn different colors? The more vitamins in a grain the darker and more colorful it becomes. This is the richest tasting cornmeal I have [...]
The Miller | February 22, 2010
Time to dig out the Ole Mill Truck. Maple Syrup Fest. is coming. Feb. 27 - 28 and March 6 - 7. I like to deliver the mill products to the festival with the mill truck. Ethan (age 10 - grandson) is sick and spending the day with me at home. Hopefully, tomorrow he will [...]
The Miller | February 1, 2010
When I first built the big gate … I bought a 2 ton hoist to operate it. The gate only weighs around 550 #s. However, when the head race is full of water there is a lot of hydraulic pressure on the gate. So, I used the big hoist and an old metal axle I [...]
The Miller | December 28, 2009
The mill is closed for the winter … we still do mail order. And, we are doing a farmer’s market in Indianapolis on Saturdays. Yes, it is indoors. Today, Sunday - 27th of Dec…… We went sledding with the grand kids. On this run I told Karen I was going to get to the bottom [...]
The Miller | December 14, 2009
Here is Chris (Our oldest son) helping me with the work. I am pushing the broken concrete and rocks away from the fallen wall. I’m also trying to direct the water away from the work area.
The water came back up the next day so we had to stop. We got a little less than 1/4 [...]
The Miller | December 14, 2009
Here I am with the jack hammer again. Maybe I should have bought one years ago. The water in the creek went down so I diverted it away from the concrete wall I found lying in the creek and started hammering on it.
The Miller | December 13, 2009
As the water washes out more dirt I see more and more of the bedrock and ……. stuff. I am looking for a channel. Hansel (Former owner of the mill (1938 - 41) blasted out a channel with dynamite so he could get more horsepower. I know where it should be but it was under [...]
The Miller | December 13, 2009
Someone kicked a few boards off the covered bridge so they could grab the Christmas wreath. It was 8 ft. tall. Since we have restored the mill dam and mill pond the only way to get to the wreath was from the inside. Fortunately the boards didn’t fall into the creek. The county was able [...]
The Miller | December 8, 2009
Larry and Pete stopped by to give rides to folks. Well … they didn’t give them away! Covered Bridge Christmas was very good this year (last weekend of Nov and the first weekend of Dec.) … lots of folks came to stock up on Bridgeton Mill’s fresh stone ground products. They know we will be [...]
The Miller | December 8, 2009
This is a photo taken by the Indianapolis News just after we bought the place. The only time there was water on the south side of the creek was during a flood. This brought in lots of dirt, mud, sand …etc. The south side silted in and there was grass, weeds, bushes and trees growing [...]