The painting was the featured work at The 2008 National P. Buckley Moss Collectors’ Convention April 4-5 at Riverside, Iowa. Part of the proceeds from sales of the limited edition prints will go to the Motor Mill Foundation. The 22×30-inch prints will be available through the Foundation for $225. Artist P. Buckley Moss, of Waynesboro, […]
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This is the first installment of a series of reports. This story first ran in the Clayton County Register in June 07. Motor Mill is one of the most popular tourist stops in Clayton County. And it’s not just a local attraction. Writer Larry Stone, Elkader, who travels Iowa as a conservationist and author, says
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By: Jean Marie Hall This is the 2nd installment of a series of reports first published in the Clayton County Register. Northeast Iowa in the 1840’s was a land of pure streams and rivers, abundant birds and wildlife and rich virgin soil. Hardy pioneers left crowded cities, burdensome taxation, famines, wars and persecution to find
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By: Jean Marie Hall This is the 3rd and final installment of a series of reports first published in the Clayton County Register. For nearly 140 years, the historic Motor Mill has presided over the landscape of rural Read Township beside the Turkey River in Clayton County. The mill and the nearby remnants of the
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