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27th Bonneyville Mill Festival
53373 CR 131, 3 miles East of Bristol, Indiana, south of SR 120 East.Sat. & Sun - 9/12 & 13, 2009
Pancake Breakcast from 7-11 am and Festival runs from 9am to 5pm, both days. Free Admission, but parking fee is $7.00 per car.
Activities include:
Grinding demonstrations at the mill where you can purchase different kinds of flour; visit to the gift shop for unique items; Hydroelectrical demonstations and operating antique agricultural equipment.
Special kid's activities, including candle dipping, rope making, tug of war and much more; kids' corn eating contest
Stage events with music groups and entertainers; Sunday church service; craftspersons showing skills and venders offering wares for sale
Food tents manned by Church and other groups with a wide variety of food & drinks such as homemade rootbeer, ham & beans, pulled pork sandwiches and roast corn.
Sponsored by Elkhart County Parks Department
Operated by the Parks Department at the 132 acre Bonneyville Mill Park grounds, the Mill is the oldest continually operating mill in the state of Indiana.
Old Time Entertainment at Bonneyville Mill
Enjoying the atmosphere of an old country fair, visitors strolled the walks and greenways of Bonneyville Mill Park munching on popcorn and sipping cold drinks, or sat at picnic tables outside the tempting food tents to enjoy a bottle of homemade rootbeer, a hardy bowl of ham & beans or pulled pork sandwich and chat with family and friends.
The kids sought out the activities on the island, like crossing the rope bridge or making antique toys, while their parents watched the performances in the entertainment tent. Crafters offered their wares in the shelter, and families toured the mill and bought bags of cornmeal and flour.
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