Bridgeton Mill

I’m sure the dam will hold ….. but, you never know.  All went well and a few trees went over the dam.  Two got stuck on my deflector  log.  I plan to improve the deflector log.  More and more of the tail race is washing out.  All is good.

The old furrows (Grooves from center to outer edge) were getting too wide due to years of dressing (Sharpening).   So, I had to remove about 1/4 in.  from the face of each stone.  Then, cut new furrows.  I used diamond blades and it took 3 weeks (It is fresh water quartz – harder than glass).…

Rob Jones sponsored his 2nd annual wood carving camp in Bridgeton.  This is a special computerized (CNC) machine and they all learn and share info.  Here they are eating at the Bridgeton Mill Snack Shop.

Leo from the Country Store in Bridgeton has volunteered to do the landscaping around the covered bridge.  The association only pays the wholesale cost for the flowers and other ……. stuff.  Here he is watering.  He has to go down to the creek and fill the sprinkling cans.  The place looks like a state park…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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.