July-September 2017 Programs at Historic Yates Mill County Park Please register for programs at Historic Yates Mill. Call the park office at (919) 856-6675, or go to our website at www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill for registration or for more information on our programs. Register ONLINE for programs: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wakeparks Public Mill Tours A variety of tour types are available. Funds raised through tours go to the non-profit Yates Mill Associates (www.yatesmill.org) and support the mill’s maintenance and operations. Saturdays at the Old Mill Tours Saturdays, July 1, 8, 22 & 29; August 5, 12 & 26; and Sept. 2, 9, 23 & 30; Between 1:00–3:00 p.m. Want to get inside Historic Yates Mill? Join us for a half-hour tour to view the main power drive and milling machinery while exploring the mill's history and aspects of its preservation. For all ages; fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages 60+), $3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages 6 and younger are free. Preregistration is encouraged. Tickets are available inside the park's visitor center. \Mill Heritage and Local History Tours Sundays, July 2, 9, 23 & 30; August 6, 13 & 27; and September 3, 10 & 24; 2:00–3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day); 1:00–2:00 p.m. Monday, September 4 (Labor Day); 2:00–3:00 p.m. Discover Historic Yates Mill - a place of business, community, and exciting local history! Watch a brief slideshow, then explore the inner workings of the mill itself and witness the power of water as it turns the milling machinery. Fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages 60+), $3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages 6 and younger are free. Preregistration is encouraged. Tickets are available in the park's visitor center. Kids’ History Detective Mill Tour Tuesday, August 22, 11:00 a.m. – Noon Do you have what it takes to be a History Detective? Come to Yates Mill and find out! Solve puzzles, hunt for clues and investigate the mystery of milling with real historical artifacts inside the only remaining water-powered gristmill in Wake County. For all ages; fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages 60+) and $3/Child (ages 16 & under). Registration is required. Bundle this tour with the Field School Day program on “Hand Mills and Millstones” taking place from 10-11 a.m. for the ultimate program experience. Organized groups may request weekday mill tours. These tours can be bundled with a variety of educational programs. For details, please go to our Group programs webpage. Corn Milling Demonstrations Yates Mill’s corn grinding operation is demonstrated on the third weekend of each month, March-November, and can be viewed by taking a half-hour tour with a costumed guide. Costumed Corn Grinding Tours Saturdays, July 15, August 19, and September 16* 10:00 a.m.– Noon and 1:00–4:00 p.m. Sundays, July 16, August 20, and Sept. 17; 1:00–4:00 p.m. Step back in time with our 19th century costumed interpreters and watch the millstones at work grinding corn into meal. Tour fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages 60 & over), $3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages 6 & under are free. Preregistration is encouraged. Tours are not available between Noon-1:00 p.m. and the last tour of the day begins at 3:40 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mill. *This is the day of our 12 th Annual Fall Harvest Celebration. Yates Mill merchandise is for sale during the corn grinding weekends, while cornmeal & mill postcards are available daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the park center. Yates by Night: FALL-ing for Nature Friday, September 22, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening hike to enjoy the sights and sounds of late summer. Learn tips for observing wildlife and find out ways to identify the sounds made by birds, amphibians, and insects as the sun goes down. Also explore fun facts related to the autumnal equinox. For ages 7 and up (adult accompaniment required for all children); fee: $1/Person. Volunteer Interest Session Saturday, August 19, 2:00–3:00 p.m. Want to do more to help out your community park? Do you like history, the environment, agriculture and/or the arts? Consider volunteering at Yates Mill! Join us anytime during the program time to gather information about the exciting ways you can lend a hand. Registration is not required. Call our volunteer coordinator at (919) 856-5378 for details.
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July-September 2017 Programs at
Historic Yates Mill County Park Please register for programs at Historic Yates Mill. Call the park office at (919) 856-6675, or go to our website at
www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill for registration or for more information on our programs.
Register ONLINE for programs: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wakeparks
Public Mill Tours
A variety of tour types are available. Funds raised
through tours go to the non-profit Yates Mill Associates
(www.yatesmill.org) and support the mill’s
maintenance and operations.
Saturdays at the Old Mill Tours Saturdays, July 1, 8, 22 & 29; August 5, 12 & 26;
and Sept. 2, 9, 23 & 30; Between 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Want to get inside Historic Yates Mill? Join us for
a half-hour tour to view the main power drive and
milling machinery while exploring the mill's history
and aspects of its preservation. For all ages; fee: $5/Adult,
$4/Senior (ages 60+), $3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages
6 and younger are free. Preregistration is encouraged.
Tickets are available inside the park's visitor center.
\Mill Heritage and Local History Tours Sundays, July 2, 9, 23 & 30; August 6, 13 & 27;
and September 3, 10 & 24; 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day); 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day); 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Discover Historic Yates Mill - a place of business,
community, and exciting local history! Watch a brief
slideshow, then explore the inner workings of the mill itself
and witness the power of water as it turns the
milling machinery. Fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior
(ages 60+), $3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages
6 and younger are free. Preregistration is
encouraged. Tickets are available in the park's visitor center.
Kids’ History Detective Mill Tour Tuesday, August 22, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Do you have what it takes to be a History Detective? Come
to Yates Mill and find out! Solve puzzles, hunt for clues and
investigate the mystery of milling with real historical artifacts
inside the only remaining water-powered gristmill in Wake
County. For all ages; fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages
60+) and $3/Child (ages 16 & under). Registration is
required. Bundle this tour with the Field School Day
program on “Hand Mills and Millstones” taking place from
10-11 a.m. for the ultimate program experience.
Organized groups may request weekday mill tours. These
tours can be bundled with a variety of educational programs.
For details, please go to our Group programs webpage.
Corn Milling Demonstrations
Yates Mill’s corn grinding operation is demonstrated
on the third weekend of each month, March-November,
and can be viewed by taking a half-hour tour
with a costumed guide.
Costumed Corn Grinding Tours Saturdays, July 15, August 19, and September 16*
10:00 a.m.– Noon and 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Sundays, July 16, August 20, and Sept. 17; 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Step back in time with our 19th century costumed
interpreters and watch the millstones at work grinding corn
into meal. Tour fee: $5/Adult, $4/Senior (ages 60 & over),
$3/Child (ages 7-16), Children ages 6 & under are free.
Preregistration is encouraged. Tours are not available
between Noon-1:00 p.m. and the last tour of the day begins
at 3:40 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mill. *This is the
day of our 12th Annual Fall Harvest Celebration.
Yates Mill merchandise is for sale during the corn grinding
weekends, while cornmeal & mill postcards are available
daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the park center.
Yates by Night:
FALL-ing for Nature
Friday, September 22, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening hike to enjoy the sights and sounds
of late summer. Learn tips for observing wildlife and find
out ways to identify the sounds made by birds, amphibians,
and insects as the sun goes down. Also explore fun facts
related to the autumnal equinox. For ages 7 and up (adult
accompaniment required for all children); fee: $1/Person.
Volunteer Interest Session
Saturday, August 19, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Want to do more to help out your community park? Do you
like history, the environment, agriculture and/or the arts?
Consider volunteering at Yates Mill! Join us anytime during
the program time to gather information about the exciting
ways you can lend a hand. Registration is not required. Call
our volunteer coordinator at (919) 856-5378 for details.