Autumn just keeps on giving! The temps are in the 70's making it quite delightful to leaf peek. While up in Cumberland, Seal and I took a drive to Spruce Village in Grantsville. It is a gathering of authentic log cabins, an old grist mill and a newly constructed Amish meeting house, all quaintly set in a grove of spruce trees.
Stanton's Mill, built in 1797, was the center of activity for nearly two centuries. It is again operational selling a variety of flour.
This newly constructed Amish museum house depicts how Amish lived in the mid 1800's.
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Artisans occupy the buildings at Spruce Village, using the space as working studios. Crafts include an ironsmith, weaver, bird carver, potter, soap maker, wood worker and a visiting artist.
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An iron gate crafted by the ironsmith.
We took back roads on the way home and had a picnic on Savage Mountain, near the wind turbines. There are perhaps a hundred or more of these whirring giants marching along the mountain ridge. I didn't find them too loud and quite enjoy watching the blades go round and round.
While pulling in to my alley back in Cumberland, I marveled at the maple tree in our back yard. It's the largest tree in our neighborhood and one of the reasons I wanted that particular house. Now I ust need to get back up there and rake the leaves!
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