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A note from the president

As our readers will have noted, this is the first issue of Milling About we’ve issued since last fall. We delayed publication in order to include news and photos about the water wheel removal, a very interesting job that we turned into a “media event”. Originally scheduled for February, then delayed by snow, it was then rescheduled for March, only to be delayed again by heavy rain that made the ground around the mill too soft for the heavy crane provided by the National Park Service. It finally happened on April 7, as you will read in the following article. You will also read in this issue about our fundraising activities. This is our primary focus for the rest of the year. We must raise – or secure commitments for – funds on the order of $200,000 if we are to keep the project on schedule and move to the next phase of the project – making and installing new and repaired milling machinery. We believe that this is an attainable goal. Stay tuned!