Mill Events

STOCKDALE MILL

Events

TOUR HOURS for 2010

May through October 31

Saturdays 12:00 - 4:00

July 3

Special Hours

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

A working water-powered flour and grist mill * * * operated by community volunteers

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mill CLEAN-UP DAY for volunteers APRIL 24, 2010 from 10AM until finished.

Iron Bridge Festival - - - - June 19, 2010
Canoe trip from Stockdale Mill to Denver
Canoe rentals available or bring your own - shuttle provided
Iron Bridge Festival link: Iron Bridge Festival

PAST EVENTS

December 11, 2009 - The "Founders Day" picnic was moved indoors due to COLD weather.

36 Mill volunteers enjoyed a carry-in dinner, a short business meeting,and a talk on the Middle Eel River Watershed Initiative.

GREAT EEL RIVER DUCK RACE - Results 2009

1st * Jerry Snyder * Urbana, IN * #430
2nd * Eric & Natalie Fish * South Bend, IN * #447
3rd * Pam & Dick Krom * Niantic, CT * #019

Roann Covered Bridge Festival 2009 * * * September 10-13

Historic Landmarks Tour - August 14

North Central Moveable Feast Saturday, August 14, 2009
On August 14, 2009 the mill hosted Historic Landmarks Foundation’s north central regional annual meeting and moveable feast. Dinner was served on the Roann Covered Bridge, and the meeting, silent auction and dessert were held at the Roann Paw-Paw Township Public Library.
The Stockdale Mill Foundation was honored as the "Preservationists of the Year", not only for mill restoration, but for community involvement and interpreting to the public.

http://www.historiclandmarks.org/tours/Pages/CalendarDetails.aspx?EventID=264

Book signing by local author Joe Krom

June 20, 2009
His historical novel, "Heart of a Warrior: The True Saga of Sweet Breeze and Wiliam Wells", covers battles and peace treaties
between the Miami nation and the US from the end of the Revolutionary War to the beginnings of the War of 1812.
Several battles occured on the Eel, Wabash, Mississinewa, Tippecanoe, Elkhart, and Maumee Rivers
details at: www.eelrivertraders.com

New for 2009

LARGE PULLEY
The large wooden pulley on the top level near the roof (5' diameter - 190 lbs) has been refurbished and is now turning. It drives the bank of bucket elevators that carried ground wheat and flour from the basement to the sifters on the top level.. Belting and line shafts deliver power to the pulley from the water turbine 60 feet below.

WINDMILL
An old windmill has been erected over the old well site. A new wall was drilled and a hand pump installed. Water can be pumped by hand or with a breeze the windmill will do the pumping.

WHEAT SCOURER
The wheat scourer on the top floor is now operational. This machine was the second cleaning of the wheat.

We grind whole-wheat flour
and corn meal
Stone-ground by water-power

The course for the 2008 Great Eel River Duck Race was shortened do to a headwind. The trumpets sounded, the cannon fired, and the starting-line boom was lifted. The ducks were content to huddle aimlessly. The herd moved left, then right - some ducks began to wander upstream. Finally, a group of six broke from the pack and started for the dam. The winner darted ahead to finish a full 2 minutes before second place. The second place duck had a significant lead over 3rd.

2008 Roann Covered Bridge Festival at the mill

Two floods in January and Feburary 2008 rose up into the mill basement. The January flood was 32" above the floor. After cleaning, the structure and all equpiment was found to be in good shape.

FOUNDERS PLAQUE DEDICATION

	Mill volunteers honored the founders of the Stockdal Mill Foundation with a plaque.
Susanne & Dwight Fouts		Plaque unveiled October 2007

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Roann Covered BridgeFestival 2006 Mill Events

* * * * * Thanks to all for supporting our fundraisers ! * * * * *

Iron Bridge Festival - June 17, 2006

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ROANN COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL 2005

GREAT EEL RIVER DUCK RACE - 2005

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Great Lakes Chapter SPOOM

{ Society for the Preservation of Old Mills }

Regional Meeting at Stockdale Mill - May 21, 2005

ROANN COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL 2004 - - - - MILL TOURS
Mill tours were a big hit! Approximately 200 persons toured the mill each day. Many bags of cornmeal were purchased.
Tour guides enjoyed the many smiles and congratulatory comments from the public.
Special booths included: mill gifts, Amish foods, health foods, fruit market, rope making demonstration, and mizer-mill lumber demonstration.

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VOLUNTEER PICNIC

All personnel at Stockdale Mill are volunteers. Today they take a day off.

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Pictures of Mill Volunteers

Old Fort Model A Club Tour
24 "Model A Ford" vehicles pulled in to the mill lot from the Wabash and Fort Wayne areas. The mill was a destination of the October driving tour.

HONOR

The Department of the Interior has notified us that the Stockdale Mill, Wabash County, Indiana was entered in the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2004.

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CORNMEAL PROCESSING

Volunteers of the Stockdale Mill Foundation are shown positioning cornmeal processing equipment, Spring of 2004. Cornmeal is stone-ground and milled by a water power. Visitors may purchase freshly packaged cornmeal or whole-wheat flour.

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Big turn-out for tours.	One of the volunteer tour guides.

A Saturday tour group views water rushing in the race.	We are a kid friendly place !

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