Recently a friend and I took a visit to Leonard’s Mills in Bradley to enjoy the nice weather. The mill is a living museum incorporating the original 1790’s sawmill and logging site. For a couple of weekends during the summer the mill comes to life with workers in period dress who put the mill to work at a number of tasks.
We were able to watch a blacksmith making tent stakes for his wife. He explained that he needed to make them longer than usual so that his wife could remove them from the ground without ripping the hem of her dress. What a thoughtful guy!
While watching a pair of women spinning wool, a pair of particularly fuzzy socks caught our eyes. When we asked about the socks, we were told they were made of nothing more than dog hair clippings! All you dog owners out there -- just think of all the free socks you could be making!
Other activities at the mill included basket weaving, hatchet throwing, and horse cart rides.
If there is one thing I will do differently on my next visit to the mills, it will be to go with an empty stomach. Between sausage from their very own smokehouse, homemade baked beans, and strawberry shortcake for dessert, I was seriously regretting that peanut butter and jelly sandwich I had for lunch!
For more information, visit the Leonard's Mills website.
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