Meetings
FALL MEETING OF CHAPTER
AT KISTER MILL, MISHLER WEAVING MILL, AND BALTIC MILL WINERY
IN WAYNE COUNTY, OH.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 & 12
https://wrlandconservancy.org/special_project/kister-mill/
https://waynecounty.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/1037/
https://www.balticmillwinery.com/
AT KISTER MILL, MISHLER WEAVING MILL, AND BALTIC MILL WINERY
IN WAYNE COUNTY, OH.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 & 12
https://wrlandconservancy.org/special_project/kister-mill/
https://waynecounty.makerfaire.com/maker/entry/1037/
https://www.balticmillwinery.com/
To: SPOOM Great Lakes Chapter members and friends
Re: Fall 2024 meeting
From: Craig Wiley and Steve Baldwin, co-planners
Greetings everyone:
Our fall meeting this year will be a two-day event with optional overnight accommodations, and so we wanted to get the word out early.
The meeting will be on Friday and Saturday, October 11 & 12, on the outskirts of Ohio’s largest Amish area and will include two mills we haven’t seen in over 20 years and a third we’ve never before visited. Our home base for the weekend will be Wooster (Wayne County). There will be some driving involved, but it will all be on two-lane roads with no busy freeways to navigate.
We’ll begin our day Friday with an exclusive tour of the extensively restored Kister Mill near Shreve, followed by lunch at Pine Tree Barn just a couple miles up the road. We’ll drive a few miles northeast to Smithville to visit the Mischler Weaving Mill and a small Model T Ford museum. Mid-afternoon, we’ll return to Wooster to visit the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center, where we’ll see antique rural Americana, including J. M. Smucker’s original apple butter kettle! We’ll wrap up our busy day with time to relax and visit over a home-cooked meal at Des Dutch Essenhaus in Shreve.
Overnight accommodations will be at the Wooster Econo-Lodge (see the accompanying itinerary for details). Because this part of Ohio is a prime fall tourism destination, lodging places are often booked months—sometimes even years—in advance, so we’re very fortunate to have a block of affordably priced rooms available to us in a convenient location.
On Saturday morning, we’ll travel scenic secondary roads approximately 40 miles southeast to the Baltic Mill Winery. This former steam-powered flouring mill has much of its original machinery in situ, including a stationary steam engine built by the Russell Company in nearby Massillon. The owners are excited to host us as we help them celebrate 10 years in business! Lunch and chapter business meeting will be on site.
Our two-day event will officially conclude mid-afternoon, allowing you plenty of daylight to head home—or perhaps on to your next sightseeing destination! There is much to see and do in this part of Ohio.
As always, watch the mail for an announcement/reservation form from Chapter Secretary Kay Garber a few weeks before the meeting, but for now, “Save the Date.”
This will be an excellent meeting, and we hope you can join us!
Re: Fall 2024 meeting
From: Craig Wiley and Steve Baldwin, co-planners
Greetings everyone:
Our fall meeting this year will be a two-day event with optional overnight accommodations, and so we wanted to get the word out early.
The meeting will be on Friday and Saturday, October 11 & 12, on the outskirts of Ohio’s largest Amish area and will include two mills we haven’t seen in over 20 years and a third we’ve never before visited. Our home base for the weekend will be Wooster (Wayne County). There will be some driving involved, but it will all be on two-lane roads with no busy freeways to navigate.
We’ll begin our day Friday with an exclusive tour of the extensively restored Kister Mill near Shreve, followed by lunch at Pine Tree Barn just a couple miles up the road. We’ll drive a few miles northeast to Smithville to visit the Mischler Weaving Mill and a small Model T Ford museum. Mid-afternoon, we’ll return to Wooster to visit the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center, where we’ll see antique rural Americana, including J. M. Smucker’s original apple butter kettle! We’ll wrap up our busy day with time to relax and visit over a home-cooked meal at Des Dutch Essenhaus in Shreve.
Overnight accommodations will be at the Wooster Econo-Lodge (see the accompanying itinerary for details). Because this part of Ohio is a prime fall tourism destination, lodging places are often booked months—sometimes even years—in advance, so we’re very fortunate to have a block of affordably priced rooms available to us in a convenient location.
On Saturday morning, we’ll travel scenic secondary roads approximately 40 miles southeast to the Baltic Mill Winery. This former steam-powered flouring mill has much of its original machinery in situ, including a stationary steam engine built by the Russell Company in nearby Massillon. The owners are excited to host us as we help them celebrate 10 years in business! Lunch and chapter business meeting will be on site.
Our two-day event will officially conclude mid-afternoon, allowing you plenty of daylight to head home—or perhaps on to your next sightseeing destination! There is much to see and do in this part of Ohio.
As always, watch the mail for an announcement/reservation form from Chapter Secretary Kay Garber a few weeks before the meeting, but for now, “Save the Date.”
This will be an excellent meeting, and we hope you can join us!
Agenda
Friday, October 11
9:00 – 11:00 -tour Kister Mill in Millbrook (Shreve)
11:30 – 12:45 -lunch at Pine Tree Barn (about two miles from the mill) Menu:
Club sandwich half, choice of homemade soup
or salad, hot and cold beverages
1:30 – 3:15 -tour Mishler Weaving Mill and Akron Model T Museum (Smithville)
3:30 – 5:00 -visit Buckeye Agricultural Museum & Education Center (Wooster)
6:00 -dinner at Des Dutch Essenhaus (Shreve): order from menu and pay your own check
Lodging at Econo Lodge, 2137 Lincoln Way East, Wooster, Ohio 44691
($98.10 per room group rate: includes tax. Rooms are available
Thursday through Saturday evenings. Please phone GL Director Steve Baldwin at 740-587-1789 before September 30 to make your reservation).
Saturday, October 12
-optional breakfast on your own and caravan to Baltic (approximately 1 hour on scenic state and county roads)
11:00 – 3:30 -tour Baltic Mill Winery (catered lunch and brief business meeting on location) Menu: locally raised pulled pork
on a homemade bun, cheesy potatoes, vegetable tray, homemade cookie tray, water, and iced tea. Wine
will be available by the glass or bottle for individual purchase.
The cost of Friday’s activities (excluding dinner) will be approximately $45 per person
The cost of Saturday’s activities (excluding breakfast) will be approximately $20 per person
Friday, October 11
9:00 – 11:00 -tour Kister Mill in Millbrook (Shreve)
11:30 – 12:45 -lunch at Pine Tree Barn (about two miles from the mill) Menu:
Club sandwich half, choice of homemade soup
or salad, hot and cold beverages
1:30 – 3:15 -tour Mishler Weaving Mill and Akron Model T Museum (Smithville)
3:30 – 5:00 -visit Buckeye Agricultural Museum & Education Center (Wooster)
6:00 -dinner at Des Dutch Essenhaus (Shreve): order from menu and pay your own check
Lodging at Econo Lodge, 2137 Lincoln Way East, Wooster, Ohio 44691
($98.10 per room group rate: includes tax. Rooms are available
Thursday through Saturday evenings. Please phone GL Director Steve Baldwin at 740-587-1789 before September 30 to make your reservation).
Saturday, October 12
-optional breakfast on your own and caravan to Baltic (approximately 1 hour on scenic state and county roads)
11:00 – 3:30 -tour Baltic Mill Winery (catered lunch and brief business meeting on location) Menu: locally raised pulled pork
on a homemade bun, cheesy potatoes, vegetable tray, homemade cookie tray, water, and iced tea. Wine
will be available by the glass or bottle for individual purchase.
The cost of Friday’s activities (excluding dinner) will be approximately $45 per person
The cost of Saturday’s activities (excluding breakfast) will be approximately $20 per person
PAST MEETINGS
At the bottom of the page is a list of all past meetings of the Chapter. If you have pictures of these meetings or mills, please send them to Vince for publication. [email protected].
The Great Lakes Chapter of SPOOM
Spring 2024 Meeting
May 18, 2024
Bear's Mill
6450 Arcanum Rd.
Greenville, Darke County, OH
Spring 2024 Meeting
May 18, 2024
Bear's Mill
6450 Arcanum Rd.
Greenville, Darke County, OH
by Vince DiNoto
The chapter has not met at Bear's Mill since 2001.
Registration is due by May 4. Please send it to Kay Garber, who is listed in the officer section.
Miller/Mill Manager Sophie Nieport has an outstanding event planned for us! As always, our chapter meetings are open to anyone interested in mills, and we've invited our neighbors from Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast Chapters to this meeting.
Schedule
9:00 - 9:45 Registration and Social Time
9:45 - 12:00 Full tour, including a live grinding demonstration (dress for the weather; part of the tour is outdoors)
12:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch at the mill and chapter business meeting
2:00 - 4:30 Optional canoe/kayak tour (weather permitting)
Tourism: There are plenty of venues and activities in this part of Ohio if you'd like to extend your stay. Here are a few local ones suggested by our hosts:
Bike rentals in Greenville: https://www.darkecountyparks.org/bikerentals
Bradford Railroad Museum: https://www.bradfordrrmuseum.org/
Garst Museum (Darke County is the birthplace of Annie Oakley): https://www.garstmuseum.org/
Sure Shot Tap House: https://sureshottaphouse.com/sureshottaphouse.com/
Golf: https://turtlecreekon36.com
Dirt Track Racing at Eldora, there a race on the 18th! www.eldoraspeedway.com/events/?event_year=2024
Shopping downtown Greenville: www.mainstreetgreenville.org/
For questions about the meeting, please contact Craig Wiley, Great Lakes Chapter President, at 330-234-4723 or [email protected]
Bear's Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio today. A rare historic landmark. The Mill is located on the eastern outskirts of Greenville, Ohio, along a peaceful stretch of creek-side woodlands.
Built in 1849 by Gabriel Bear, Bear's Mill's grand framework is constructed of exquisite hand-hewn timber beams that are nearly 50 feet long - without a single splice. Standing four stories high, grain is carried from floor to floor throughout the inner workings of the Mill by the power of the water that runs through the mill race below. _ from the mill website.
Registration is due by May 4. Please send it to Kay Garber, who is listed in the officer section.
Miller/Mill Manager Sophie Nieport has an outstanding event planned for us! As always, our chapter meetings are open to anyone interested in mills, and we've invited our neighbors from Kentucky, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast Chapters to this meeting.
Schedule
9:00 - 9:45 Registration and Social Time
9:45 - 12:00 Full tour, including a live grinding demonstration (dress for the weather; part of the tour is outdoors)
12:00 - 1:45 Catered lunch at the mill and chapter business meeting
2:00 - 4:30 Optional canoe/kayak tour (weather permitting)
Tourism: There are plenty of venues and activities in this part of Ohio if you'd like to extend your stay. Here are a few local ones suggested by our hosts:
Bike rentals in Greenville: https://www.darkecountyparks.org/bikerentals
Bradford Railroad Museum: https://www.bradfordrrmuseum.org/
Garst Museum (Darke County is the birthplace of Annie Oakley): https://www.garstmuseum.org/
Sure Shot Tap House: https://sureshottaphouse.com/sureshottaphouse.com/
Golf: https://turtlecreekon36.com
Dirt Track Racing at Eldora, there a race on the 18th! www.eldoraspeedway.com/events/?event_year=2024
Shopping downtown Greenville: www.mainstreetgreenville.org/
For questions about the meeting, please contact Craig Wiley, Great Lakes Chapter President, at 330-234-4723 or [email protected]
Bear's Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio today. A rare historic landmark. The Mill is located on the eastern outskirts of Greenville, Ohio, along a peaceful stretch of creek-side woodlands.
Built in 1849 by Gabriel Bear, Bear's Mill's grand framework is constructed of exquisite hand-hewn timber beams that are nearly 50 feet long - without a single splice. Standing four stories high, grain is carried from floor to floor throughout the inner workings of the Mill by the power of the water that runs through the mill race below. _ from the mill website.
Bear's Mill
6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Rd, Greenville, OH 45331
6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Rd, Greenville, OH 45331
Summer 2023 Meeting
Messer - Mayer Mill, Richfield WI
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In 1869, Andrew Messer and his new bride Louisa, purchased 27 acres of land from his parents that he had grown up on, which contained a millpond, dam, raceway, and sawmill. On this property, he proceeded to build a three-story gristmill, now known as the Messer Mayer Mill.
Four years later, in 1873, the mill was up and running, producing ground flour from wheat grown by the surrounding farmers. Andrews' untimely death involving a horse caused the sale of the property to an uncle, John George Mayer, in August 1876. John and his family operated the grist and saw mill for three generations until 1954 saw the last of mechanical operations in the mill. The mill still contains the two sets of original French burr stones, conveyor, and bolter. Also are displayed four double roller mills, bolters, plansifter, elevators, and conveyors. All added equipment, at the time, was state of the art! All as it was installed years ago, and hopefully ready to be operational soon. |
by Vince DiNoto
SPRING 2023 MEETING
Adams Mill
The spring chapter meeting is planned to be held at Adams Mill on May 6, 2023. Adams Mill is located in Cutler, IN. Not far from the mill is the Lancaster Covered Bridge.
https://www.adams-mill.org/
Adams Mill
The spring chapter meeting is planned to be held at Adams Mill on May 6, 2023. Adams Mill is located in Cutler, IN. Not far from the mill is the Lancaster Covered Bridge.
https://www.adams-mill.org/
Fall 2022
The Great Lakes Chapter meeting conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills (SPOOM) at the Bellevue Gothic Mill in Michigan. See the Mill tab of website to learn more about this mill.
Spring 2022 Meeting
Pears Mill, Buchannan, MI
No meetings held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID 19
Spring 2019 Meeting
Lanterman's Mill, Youngstown, OH
Fall 2019 Meeting
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The fall chapter meeting was held at Rock Mill. The mill was grinding corn during the visit, which has been recently restored to operational condition. The mill contains several very interesting models to show how the components function. The mill is continuing to be restored and the members were able to visit all five floors of the mill.
The luncheon and chapter meeting were held on the covered bridge which crosses the water source for the mill. In addition the mill provided a nice gift bag. About Rock Mill:
Rock Mill is in central Ohio south of Columbus near the community of Lancaster. The mill is located on the Hocking River. The mill structure has a large overshot waterwheel. Near the mill is a small white covered bridge. The waterwheel sits in a gorge cut by the river and has a dam located upstream from the mill. The mill structure is believed to have been built around 1824. It was probably only slightly used after the 1900s.[1] The Hocking River begins just a few miles above the mill, the waterfall is best seen from the floor of the gorge and is a very pretty feature. Access to the gorge is available but great care should be taken. The mill is owned by the county parks system and is in the process of being restored. One of the most recent additions to the mill was a new 24-foot waterwheel. The mill was visited as part of the 2016 annual SPOOM conference. The mill is very picturesque and there are lots of locations that can be used for interesting pictures. The photographer will need to have a wide-angle lens to get all the features of the mill in a single image which is best accomplished from the gorge. The trees around the mill have wonderful colors in the fall. [1] Taken in part from an unpublished handout by Bruce E. Babcock, September 23, 2012. |
Taken with a Nikon DSLR Camera with a wide angle lens in fall of 2016 by Vince DiNoto
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Spring 2018 Meeting
Century Village Museum, Burton, OH
Fall 2018 Meeting
Scott's Mill, Scotts, MI
Photograph taken outside of the restaurant in Scott, MI after lunch and the business meeting.
While the day was rainy in the small community of Scotts, Michigan a good turn was held for the fall meeting. The group had a chance to complete explore this old mill, which had three different power sources, an overshot waterwheel, a turbine and a gasoline engine (no longer at the mill). While the mill is not operational there is a fair amount of equipment in the structure which appears to be very sound. A short business meeting was held at a local restaurant which had outstanding food.
Spring 2017 Meeting
The Old Mill Spencer, OH
Fall 2017 Meeting
Hadley Mill Museum, Hadley, MI
SPRING 2016 MEETING
Parker Mill County Park, Ann Arbor, MI
FALL 2016 MEETING
Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, MI
Past MeetingS
GREAT LAKES CHAPTER SPOOM MEETINGS
from the date of the Charter to the present (updated 5/1/2023)
The Charter was formed on May 18, 1986
1986 May 18 Wolcott Mill, Romeo, MI (Charter formed)
Oct. 5 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
1987 May 3 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
Sept. 26 Crossroads Village, Flint, MI
1988 April 24 Fair Lane Manor & Estate Powerhouse, Dearborn, MI
Sept. 18 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
1989 April 16 Greenock Mills, South Lyon, MI
Sept. 8-10 hosted SPOOM National Conference (Ann Arbor, MI area mills)
1990 May 5 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
Oct. __ Wolcott Mill, Romeo, MI
1991 May 5 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
Oct. 6 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
1992 May 17 Wolcott Argentine Mill, Argentine, MI
Oct. 7 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
1993 May 15 Clifton Mill, Clifton, OH
Oct. 2 Paint Creek Cider Mill & Restaurant, Rochester, MI
Wolcott Mill Metropark, Romeo MI
Yates Cider Mill, Rochester Hills, MI
1994 May 15 Mansfield Mill & Bridgeton Mills, Mansfield, IN
Oct. 8 Cheesebrough Mfg., Freeport, MI
Fallasburg Power Plant, Lowell, MI
1995 May 6 & 7 Indian Mill & State Memorial, Upper Sandusky, OH
Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
September hosted SPOOM National Conference (Bonneyville Mill, Pears Mill, Greenfield Mills)
Oct. 14 Leighton water powered sawmill, Otsego, MI
1996 May 18 & 19 Fowler’s Mill, Chardon, OH
Garrett’s Mill, Garrettsville, OH
Williams Bros. Mill, Kent, OH
Oberlin Windmill, Oberlin, OH
Oct. 26 & 27 Rastetter Woolen Mill, Millersburg, OH
Kister Mill, Shreve, OH
Mishler Weaving Mill, Smithville, OH
The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
1997 May 2-4 Ann Arbor, Michigan area: Jiffy Mixes (Chelsea), Sharon Hollow Winery, Manchester Mill, Heyden Mill, Tecumseh & Dundee Mills
Oct.25 & 26 Adams Mill, Cutler, IN
Canal site, Delphi, IN
John Woods Mill, Deep River County Park, Hobart, IN
1998 June 6 Hamer Mill, Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN
Williams Mill and Dam, Williams, IN
Oct. 24 & 25 Vernon Miller Cider Mill, Middlebury, IN
Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville, IN
Wilmot Mill, Wilmot, IN
1999 June 12 Metamora Grist Mill, Whitewater Park, Metamora, IN
Sept. 18 Hodunk Mill near Union City, MI
Leonidas Mill, Leonidas, MI
Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
2000 June 24 Farwell Mill, Farwell, MI
Millbrook Mill, Millbrook, MI
Oct. 14 Stockport Country Inn, Stockport, OH
2001 May 5 & 6 McConnells Mill State Park, Portersville, PA
Lanterman’s Mill, Youngstown, OH
Gaston’s Mill, Beaver Creek State Park, East Liverpool, OH
Sept. 29 Shuey Mill, Germantown, OH
Bear’s Mill, Greenville, OH
Hoover Mill, West Milton, OH
John Stump/Mudlick Mill, Germantown, OH
2002 May 18 Pears Mill, Buchanan, MI
Sept. 21 Star of the West Flour Mill, Frankenmuth, MI
Nickless-Hubinger Mill, Frankenmuth, MI
Crossroads Village, Flint, MI
2003 May 31 DeZwaan Windmill, Holland, MI
Oct. 11 Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill, Loudonville, OH
Kister Mill, Shreve, OH
2004 June 5 Algonquin Mill, Carrollton, OH
Oct. 9 Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
2005 May 21 Stockdale Mill, Roann, IN
Oct. 1 Westwind Milling Co., Argentine, MI
Linden Mill, Linden, MI
2006 May 20 Polk Mill & Elevator, Polk, OH
Oct. 21 Sharon Mills, Sharon Hollow, MI
Aber Orchard, Manchester, MI
2007 May 19 Mansfield Roller Mill, Carbon, IN
Bridgeton Mill, Bridgeton, IN
Oct. 13 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
2008 May 31 Hadley Mill Museum, Hadley, MI
Oct. 11 Bellevue Gothic Mill, Bellevue, MI
2009 May 17 Greenfield Mills, Howe, IN
Oct. 16 Beck’s Mill, Salem, IN
2010 May 15 Rock Mill, Lancaster, OH
Oct. 23 The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
2011 May 14 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
Oct. 15 Staley Farm & Mill, New Carlisle, OH
2012 May 19 Jasper City Mill, Jasper, IN
Oct. 20 Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill, Loudonville, OH
2013 May 4 Sauder Village, Archbold, OH
Oct. 5 Stockdale Mill, Roann, IN
2014 May 2 Mennel Milling Company, Fostoria, OH
Sept. 20 Magnolia Mill, Magnolia, OH
Algonquin Mill, Carrollton, OH
2015 May 2 Mansfield Roller Mill, Carbon, IN
Bridgeton Mill, Bridgeton, IN
Sept. 26 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
2016 May 20 Parker Mill County Park, Ann Arbor, MI
Sept. 10 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
2017 May 6 The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
Sept. 30 Hadley Mill Museum, Hadley, MI
2018 May 12 Century Village Museum, Burton, OH
Oct. 6 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
2019 May 18 Lanterman’s Mill, Youngstown, OH
Sept. 28 Rock Mill, Lancaster, OH
2020 No meetings (COVID Pandemic)
2021 No meetings (COVID Pandemic)
2022 May 21 Pears Mill, Buchanan, MI
Oct. 15 Bellevue Gothic Mill, Bellevue, MI (with SPOOM Conference attendees)
2023 SCHEDULED MEETINGS
May 6 Adams Mill, Cutler, IN
July 23 Summer outing to Messer/Mayer Mill, Richfield, WI
Sept. 9 Elowsky Mill, Posen, MI
from the date of the Charter to the present (updated 5/1/2023)
The Charter was formed on May 18, 1986
1986 May 18 Wolcott Mill, Romeo, MI (Charter formed)
Oct. 5 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
1987 May 3 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
Sept. 26 Crossroads Village, Flint, MI
1988 April 24 Fair Lane Manor & Estate Powerhouse, Dearborn, MI
Sept. 18 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
1989 April 16 Greenock Mills, South Lyon, MI
Sept. 8-10 hosted SPOOM National Conference (Ann Arbor, MI area mills)
1990 May 5 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
Oct. __ Wolcott Mill, Romeo, MI
1991 May 5 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
Oct. 6 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
1992 May 17 Wolcott Argentine Mill, Argentine, MI
Oct. 7 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
1993 May 15 Clifton Mill, Clifton, OH
Oct. 2 Paint Creek Cider Mill & Restaurant, Rochester, MI
Wolcott Mill Metropark, Romeo MI
Yates Cider Mill, Rochester Hills, MI
1994 May 15 Mansfield Mill & Bridgeton Mills, Mansfield, IN
Oct. 8 Cheesebrough Mfg., Freeport, MI
Fallasburg Power Plant, Lowell, MI
1995 May 6 & 7 Indian Mill & State Memorial, Upper Sandusky, OH
Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
September hosted SPOOM National Conference (Bonneyville Mill, Pears Mill, Greenfield Mills)
Oct. 14 Leighton water powered sawmill, Otsego, MI
1996 May 18 & 19 Fowler’s Mill, Chardon, OH
Garrett’s Mill, Garrettsville, OH
Williams Bros. Mill, Kent, OH
Oberlin Windmill, Oberlin, OH
Oct. 26 & 27 Rastetter Woolen Mill, Millersburg, OH
Kister Mill, Shreve, OH
Mishler Weaving Mill, Smithville, OH
The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
1997 May 2-4 Ann Arbor, Michigan area: Jiffy Mixes (Chelsea), Sharon Hollow Winery, Manchester Mill, Heyden Mill, Tecumseh & Dundee Mills
Oct.25 & 26 Adams Mill, Cutler, IN
Canal site, Delphi, IN
John Woods Mill, Deep River County Park, Hobart, IN
1998 June 6 Hamer Mill, Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN
Williams Mill and Dam, Williams, IN
Oct. 24 & 25 Vernon Miller Cider Mill, Middlebury, IN
Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville, IN
Wilmot Mill, Wilmot, IN
1999 June 12 Metamora Grist Mill, Whitewater Park, Metamora, IN
Sept. 18 Hodunk Mill near Union City, MI
Leonidas Mill, Leonidas, MI
Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
2000 June 24 Farwell Mill, Farwell, MI
Millbrook Mill, Millbrook, MI
Oct. 14 Stockport Country Inn, Stockport, OH
2001 May 5 & 6 McConnells Mill State Park, Portersville, PA
Lanterman’s Mill, Youngstown, OH
Gaston’s Mill, Beaver Creek State Park, East Liverpool, OH
Sept. 29 Shuey Mill, Germantown, OH
Bear’s Mill, Greenville, OH
Hoover Mill, West Milton, OH
John Stump/Mudlick Mill, Germantown, OH
2002 May 18 Pears Mill, Buchanan, MI
Sept. 21 Star of the West Flour Mill, Frankenmuth, MI
Nickless-Hubinger Mill, Frankenmuth, MI
Crossroads Village, Flint, MI
2003 May 31 DeZwaan Windmill, Holland, MI
Oct. 11 Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill, Loudonville, OH
Kister Mill, Shreve, OH
2004 June 5 Algonquin Mill, Carrollton, OH
Oct. 9 Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
2005 May 21 Stockdale Mill, Roann, IN
Oct. 1 Westwind Milling Co., Argentine, MI
Linden Mill, Linden, MI
2006 May 20 Polk Mill & Elevator, Polk, OH
Oct. 21 Sharon Mills, Sharon Hollow, MI
Aber Orchard, Manchester, MI
2007 May 19 Mansfield Roller Mill, Carbon, IN
Bridgeton Mill, Bridgeton, IN
Oct. 13 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
2008 May 31 Hadley Mill Museum, Hadley, MI
Oct. 11 Bellevue Gothic Mill, Bellevue, MI
2009 May 17 Greenfield Mills, Howe, IN
Oct. 16 Beck’s Mill, Salem, IN
2010 May 15 Rock Mill, Lancaster, OH
Oct. 23 The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
2011 May 14 Bowens Mills, Middleville, MI
Oct. 15 Staley Farm & Mill, New Carlisle, OH
2012 May 19 Jasper City Mill, Jasper, IN
Oct. 20 Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill, Loudonville, OH
2013 May 4 Sauder Village, Archbold, OH
Oct. 5 Stockdale Mill, Roann, IN
2014 May 2 Mennel Milling Company, Fostoria, OH
Sept. 20 Magnolia Mill, Magnolia, OH
Algonquin Mill, Carrollton, OH
2015 May 2 Mansfield Roller Mill, Carbon, IN
Bridgeton Mill, Bridgeton, IN
Sept. 26 Isaac Ludwig Mill, Grand Rapids, OH
2016 May 20 Parker Mill County Park, Ann Arbor, MI
Sept. 10 Bonneyville Mill, Bristol, IN
2017 May 6 The Old Mill, Spencer, OH
Sept. 30 Hadley Mill Museum, Hadley, MI
2018 May 12 Century Village Museum, Burton, OH
Oct. 6 Scotts Mill, Scotts, MI
2019 May 18 Lanterman’s Mill, Youngstown, OH
Sept. 28 Rock Mill, Lancaster, OH
2020 No meetings (COVID Pandemic)
2021 No meetings (COVID Pandemic)
2022 May 21 Pears Mill, Buchanan, MI
Oct. 15 Bellevue Gothic Mill, Bellevue, MI (with SPOOM Conference attendees)
2023 SCHEDULED MEETINGS
May 6 Adams Mill, Cutler, IN
July 23 Summer outing to Messer/Mayer Mill, Richfield, WI
Sept. 9 Elowsky Mill, Posen, MI
