The Gifford family of Elkader has helped launch a major fund drive to repair the roof at Motor Mill. When former Motor Mill Foundation member Brian Gifford died in February, his wife, Florence, along with their sons Tom, Marshall, and Andy, donated $500 as a memorial in Brian’s name. In addition to serving on the […]
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Motor Mill and the Althea Sherman Chimney Swift Tower – two prominent Clayton County historic sites – will host joint open houses on June 6. Programs at each site – Motor Mill is on Galaxy Road southeast of Elkader and the Swift Tower is at the National Cemetery north of Garnavillo – will showcase recent
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A classic butternut pie safe could help put a new roof on Clayton County’s historic Motor Mill. Elkader woodworker Jerry Healy has donated the custom-built pie safe to the Motor Mill Foundation to be used in by the group as a fund raiser for restoration work at the Mill. The Foundation will sell raffle tickets
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The Clayton County Conservation Board has been awarded a $1,500.00 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Dr. Frank Henry Landes Preservation Fund for Iowa. The seed money is a matching grant for the Motor Mill Inn and Stable Building Assessment. These funds will be used for the documentation of current conditions
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