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EVENTS
2008 Events
- April 19 & 20 The Old Stone Mill and the Museum of Industrial Technology are open for tours during the Delta Maple Syrup Festival.
- May 17 until September 1 - The Old Stone Mill and the Museum of Industrial Technology both open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- May 17 until September 1 - Local crafts available at Delta Mill Society Boutique in the Museum of Industrial Technology
- May 24 The Old Stone Mill and the Museum of Industrial Technology - Special events for Doors Open. Special guest speaker, Larry Cotton will give a presentation, at 1:00 p.m., based on his latest "Whiskey and Wickedness" book, which covers the Delta area. Larry will also be on hand to sign copies of his new book. Also featured will be our "mills and stills" exhibit.
- June 10 - Annual General Meeting of The Delta Mill Society at the Delta Agricultural hall. Special speaker.
- June 30 - July 1 - Special Canada Day activities at the Old Stone Mill and the Museum of Industrial Technology in conjunction with Lower Beverley Lake Park.
- July 24 - 27 - The Delta Fair the longest-running country fair in Ontario. All sorts of events for the whole family. Parade on Saturday.
- October 11-12- Thanksgiving Festival at the Old Stone Mill and Museum of Industrial Technology, Delta. Sales of crafts, baking, produce, special events, blacksmith on site, corn shelling, rope making, plus much more.
- Nov. - Dec. - Open for tours during Country Christmas and the nights of Celebrating the Season activities in Delta.
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View some photos of the May 15, 2004 Grand (re)Opening.
Annual Event Descriptions
- Delta Maple Syrup Festival weekend: This is an annual spring event in Delta, held on the third weekend in April, features a parade (the Mill Society always enters a float), pancakes with maple syrup served at the Delta Fair Grounds, visits to sugar bushes, and sales of crafts. The Delta Mill Society cooperates with the Festival committee by opening the Mill for special demonstrations, exhibits and tours.
- Annual Delta Fair in July: held on the fourth weekend in July, this is the longest-running country fair in Ontario. The Mill is always a feature point of interest for visitors to the area. On the first day of the Fair there is an annual parade and the Mill Society enters a float designed on a historical theme.
- Thanksgiving Festival:
photo by: Ken Watson |
Harvest bounty at the
annual Thanksgiving Festival |
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For many years The Delta Mill Society has hosted this event, held on Thanksgiving Weekend in October. It features a sale of home baking, preserves, vegetable produce, crafts, plants, dried flowers, all donated by members of the community. Visitors arrive from Ottawa, Kingston, Brockville and many other centres to enjoy the country atmosphere of this lovely village, to purchase the sale products and to take part in the activities and demonstrations of special interest sponsored by the Society.
- Christmas Lights in the Mill: Each Christmas season the Delta Mill Society installs large lighted candles and wreaths in the Mill windows and people come from many miles around to see this beautiful seasonal display. As one local business person wrote to the Society "the Mill's windows glow like small jewels on cold winter nights".
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photo by: Ken Watson |
| Christmas Lights in the Mill |
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The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org |
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