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Longfellow's Wayside Inn is hosting a day of celebration to mark the 80th anniversary of its well-known Grist Mill on Saturday, November 21st from 11am to 1pm. The Grist Mill Open House will feature historic tours, outdoor fire pits, a colonial gun salute, and a complimentary slice of birthday cake made from flour produced in the water-powered Sudbury landmark. The event is free and open to the public with a variety of seasonal food items available for purchase, including hot cider and cocoa as well as stews and chowders paired with rolls and muffins made from the Mill's very own grist. A four-course wine dinner will be held at the historic Wayside Inn to further mark the occasion, featuring oral and visual presentations on the Mill and its colorful history. A special 80th-birthday price of $80 per couple, plus tax and gratuity, includes a champagne reception before the 7pm dinner. Reservations are required for the dinner event. Please phone (978) 443-1776 or visit www.wayside.org/events for more information.
The famed Sudbury mill ground its first grist on Thanksgiving Day, 1929 as part of Henry Ford's grand village design for the Wayside Inn estate. Ford owned the property from 1923 to 1945 and eventually developed his 2,000-acre tract to include a Chapel, one-room schoolhouse and water-powered mill. What is generally recognized as the country's first "living history museum," the Wayside Inn Historic Site was a training ground for Henry Ford's School for Boys, whose educational focus was initially on the agricultural sciences. The Mill was an integral part of Ford's 'village industries' concept, providing a practical education in pre-industrial grain production as well as the history of early milling practices in rural New England.
The Wayside Inn Grist Mill was once used to produce flour for both the King Arthur and the Pepperidge Farm companies, and was used as a site location for the 1992 movie "House Sitter" starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. More recently, the Mill has been the recipient of several competitive grants for structural improvements, including a new roof and freshly painted steel water-wheel. Part of the Sudbury landscape for generations of Inn visitors, the Grist Mill has been prominently used in a number of corporate advertising campaigns as well as countless calendars and jigsaw puzzles published throughout the United States. |
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One day only |
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All Welcome |
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Fundraiser |
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Guy LeBlanc |
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