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Cedar Creek Grist Mill Special Events Calendar 2009

This year the Friends of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill have planned events of interest to accompany the Grinding of grain. These events will be activities typical to the early 20th Century.

• June 27 Come spend the afternoon of Sat. June 7 at the Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Marge Lippincott, a master gardener, and Barb Sizemore will be demonstrating how to make herb flavored vinegars and oils to give as gifts or enjoy yourselves. We will have French bread on hand so you can taste test these treats. Presentations will be at at 1, 2 and 3 PM.

• July 25 Volunteers from Fort Vancouver will be at the Grist Mill on Saturday, July 25th from 1pm till 4pm to model the type of clothing worn when the mill was first opened at the end of the 19th century. These volunteers are very knowledgeable about the fabrics and styles used at this time. In addition to modeling the clothes, they will explain why these fabrics were used, what the color choices were and how the clothes were made. It should be a lively and interesting afternoon.

• On Saturday, August 29 from 1 - 4 the Cedar Creek grist Mill will be offering several different kinds of cornbread with honey to our guests, All the breads will be made with our own milled corn. Come early and enjoy this popular activity.

• September 26 Our always popular Indian fry bread.

All activities above are from 1:00 to 4:00 except the cider making which will start at 9am.

• October 31 9:00 AM - Apple Cider Pressing (Click for more information)

  • The Grist Mill Annual Cider Press just gets bigger and better every Year! Traditionally, this is our major event of the year. We like to see our young visitors have a hands on experiences with real apple cider making. All visitors are welcome to take home a quart of the finest fresh apple cider in Washington.