The traditional Attleboro Historical Preservation Society yard sale at Dodgeville Mill set up early in mist and fog, opened under sunny skies and after it closed was cleaned up and put away in a torrential thunderstorm.

PHOTO BY BRIAN FRENCH
As we say in New England, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.”
Of course, with the sale packed away, the soaked volunteers celebrated their own efforts as the sky cleared, and the sun returned.
The initial Mill Tour was added to the yard sale this year. The Tour was organized by The Museum At The Mill.
Without the immense efforts of Gary Demers, his staff and his crew, the Tour would not have been possible.

PHOTO BY SAMANTHA DEMERS
The Tour Guides were members of the Board of Directors of The Museum At The Mill. Invited guests and friends assisted the Guides to make the Tour a success. The tour was mapped with stations. Each Guide afforded unique knowledge and informed, personal observations about The Museum At The Mill.
Tour visitors were gathered into groups of ten or fewer visitors to walk the mill.
At times there were more than one hundred tourists waiting in line. Groups and their guides entered the Mill every ten minutes. At times there were four groups touring at one time.
The tourists were thrilled, and more than one guest mentioned a grandmother who had worked in the Mill. Two comments most heard were “Wow!” and “When will you be doing this next time?”
Many visitors were impressed with the newest office spaces in the Mill as the space is being built out for today and the future.

PHOTO BY RACHEL KILLION
Many unexpected reunions were celebrated.
Many new friendships were minted.
It does not get better than that.