Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Pioneer Village

A grist mill is on the state grounds, along with a pioneer village that surrounds it.  There were close to 20 buildings to tour.  Re-enactors were in several of them, but not all.  The next day was a Heritage Celebration which would have had more activities and actors, but we decided to enjoy a quieter visit.
 



Water had to be brought in from the nearby lake/creek so a long shute ran through one end of the village to the mill.

 


You can imagine the smell in the leather shop.  The leather smith showed Camden how he was binding a book cover.


I love watching her skip!  It always makes me think she is happy and enjoying herself.


Her favorite discovery was a wooden toy hanging from the ceiling in the woodworkers shop.  Once Kevin showed her how to move the bear up the rope, she was hooked!


Near several homes was a beautiful flower garden.  Camden was about done at this point, so she was not happy posing for a picutre!


After a stop at the merchantile and the apothecary (blue buildings in picture above next to mill), we stopped at the stables and blacksmith.


It was a perfect day for walking about this historic park, but we were still very hot when we left.  Thankfully just outside the grounds was a concession stand so we grabbed some ice cream treats for cooling off. 


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