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Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

4.4 (9 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Katie S.

A few weeks ago I was perusing the Yelp events calendar and saw that Colvin Mill was having a maple syrup boil. Colvin Mill is a place we have always driven by (it's right off of route 7 in between Tyson's and Sterling) and admired from afar; so I thought "why not?" and off we went. The demonstration itself cost $3, and the tour of the mill cost $7 per person. They offer tours every hour on the hour, and we just happened to get there right as one was starting: perfect! Kim, our tour guide, was awesome! It was just me/the hubs and a woman with two little girls in our group and she made sure to keep the girls entertained as well as teaching us adults about the place. She really did a great job of keeping the pace going and seemed very passionate about the site and its importance in Virginia history. Fun fact: the land was once owned by George Washington! Although the mill isn't currently in operation during the winter, it was really neat to learn about all the different components. We will be back when it warms up and I can't wait to see the place again after the renovations are slated to be done in November. The maple syrup demonstration itself was pretty cool too. The presenter was very informative and it was nice to sample some of the mill's cornbread with maple syrup (although not from the site: their trees don't make enough sap). There was also a blacksmith set up outside talking about his craft who I was fascinated by. This was such a great experience.

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