Sunday, August 23, 2015

Crossroads Village

Flint has an amazing historical village, Crossroads Village, with historic homes and businesses from the area. It was amazing!

We got to see so many artisans at work! Blacksmith:



Steam powered saw mill:



Steam engine powering the mill:



Train ride:






Our steam engine:



Beautiful cars:









Steam powered cider mill:



Toy shop:



Trying out stilts:



Watching milking:



They want chickens!



Pumping water by the school:



Beautiful gardens by the carousel bldg:



Carousel ride:






Ice cream at the end of the day:



There were so many things I didn't get photos of...farm houses, barber shop, doctor office, wool carding and spinning, leather shop, tin shop, broom making, etc. We all learned soooo much!


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1 comment:

  1. What a great local-ish resource! The train looks awesome, and the carosel looks so fancy!

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