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It’s January 6, 2021 and we have become the new owners of Stark’s Mill and over 30 acres of beautiful Ontario river country…just as Ontario enters a province-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We feel excited to begin this new adventure at the mill, but also a little sad that we can’t really startContinue reading “Keys!”

Water access has always been critical to operating Stark’s Mill. The river is the obvious water connection, powering the two turbines’ 125 horsepower and driving the line shaft connecting to all mill operations. But the site’s well also played a key role, providing water for steaming the grain prior to milling. The building is stillContinue reading “Municipal Water”

The mill was featured in the Walkerton Herald Times and the Toronto Star as the news of the sale of the mill and the closing of the store rippled throughout the region. It is a lovely article about the former owners Paul & Helen Crysler, so we wanted to share it here. To track ourContinue reading “The End of an Era”