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The Power of Water- 1790-era Sawmill video

I just posted a three-part video I shot while visiting Mackinac State Historic Parks’ “Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park”, in Mackinaw City, MI, this past weekend.

I can write a book about it, but a video (or three) is worth a thousand words, or more.

Enjoy!

Episode 1- Visual Overview of the Mill (inside and out)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcbeAFpt6bU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

Episode 2- Some area history and a demonstration of the mill in action

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJu1FJSuVZY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]

Episode 3- End of the demo and some insight from the sawyer

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