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The Historic Motor Mill, "Stories in Stone"
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Drone video film of Motor Mill by photographer Dave Beck

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Scenic Motor Mill
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Butterfly Milkweed
Flora & Fauna at Motor
Photos by park staff and volunteers
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Butterfly Milkweed Hackberry Emperor - Grace Rodman Hackberry Emperor - G Rodman Red Admiral - G Rodman Red-Spotted-Purple - G Rodman Millipede - G Rodman 5-Lined Skink - G Rodman Groundhog - G Rodman Black-eyed Susan G Rodman Snail - Grace Rodman Black Rat Snake - G Rodman Black Rat Snake - G Rodman Fisher Spider - Grace Rodman Pasque Flower - Brian Gibbs Hoary Pacoon - A Harkrader Tiger Swallowtail - A Harkrader Blue Phlox - Larry Stone Chickory - Staff Wild Bergamont - Staff Oak Savanna - Dave Beck 5-Lined Skink - Staff Chipmunk - Staff Deer - Staff Golden Oyster Mushroom - Staff Oyster Mushroom - Staff Groundhog - Staff Mature 5-Lined Skink - Staff Hellgrammite - Staff
2008 Flood Crest 6-10-08
2008 Flood
Photos provided by Larry Stone and Park Staff
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2008 Flood Crest 6-10-08 2008 Flood After Bridge North Span Swept Away 2008 Flood After Bridge North Span Swept Away 2008 Flood Beginning to Receeding 2008 Flood at Stable & Inn 2008 Flood at Stable & Inn 2008 Flood 2008 Flood Inn High Water Mark 2008 Flood Stable High Water Mark 2008 Flood Mill High Water Mark 2008 Flood Cleanup Mill Main Floor 2008 Flood Cleanup - Ice House 2008 Flood Road Damageby Campground 2008 Flood Road Damage 2008 Flood - Bridge Parts Deposited Downstream 2008 Flood - Bridge Parts Deposited on Sandbar 2008 Flood - Bridge Parts Cleanup 2008 Flood - Bridge Parts Cleanup 2008 Flood - Bridge Parts Cleanup 2008 Flood Exposed Dam Abutment 2008 Flood Exposed Dam Abutment Before 2008 Flood 2021 Flood Clean-up
Motor 004, Witt, 1970
Restoration Projects
Photos by Larry Stone and Park Staff
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Motor 004, Witt, 1970 basement beam repair, 2010 _DSC0554 mill interior w/o floors steps inside DSC_0013 Mill interior before floors replaced volunteer crew replacing 3rd floor of Mill interior construction window work, Steve B install motor window frame, 8-12 _DSC2400 roof repair Motor Mill, 2009 DSC_0184 mill roof repair, 11-16 DSC_0028 DSC_0064 windows sweepers Mill Roof 10-23-09 Mill Roof 11-12-09 Mill Chimney 1 11-9-09 Mill Roof 2 11-12-09 Mill Roof 7 11-17-09
Circa 1881 Motor Mill
Historic Photos of Motor
Photos Provided by Garnavillo Historical Society and Family Collections
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Circa 1881 Motor Mill 1. LS 1889 Joleen Caption-MOTOR MILL 1869-1883 header aLS 1870's photo of bridge and mill edited2 banner Motor Mill Bridge Lawrence Back farm, ca 1970 Motor Mill Bridge Project It is great old mill scene from upstream
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Fun Things To Do At Motor
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IMG_0638 Show Your Love IMG_0320 walleyes! Verna paints inn2 motor-mill-savanna-trail-2-7-25-11 Grau Sign Trail and Grau Sign MM5K2018 031 JF MM#1site IMG_0310 Ghosts of Motor 2020b
July 1940 Flood - Betty Johnson
Earlier Floods - 1940, 1991, 2004
Photos Provided by Family Collections, Larry Stone, Staff, and Volunteers
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July 1940 Flood - Betty Johnson July 1940 Flood - Betty Johnson 1991- Flood - Bridge Starting to Go- Duane Tieden (LS) 1991- Flood -Propane Tank - Duane Tieden 1991- Flood -Propane Tank That Lifted Bridge - Duane Tieden 1991- Flood - 1/2 Bridge Gone- Duane Tieden (LS) 1991- Flood -Propane Tank That Lifted Bridge - Duane Tieden 1991- Flood Rising 4-5-91 - Duane Tieden (LS) 1991- Flood Lifting Bridge - Duane Tieden 1991- Flood Over Bridge Planks - Duane Tieden (LS) 2004 Minor Flooding 2004 Flood Upstream of Mill 2004 Flood in Basement of Mill
Motor silt, 001, Witt, 1970
Silt Removal Project and Turbine Recovery
Photos By Larry Stone, David Beck and Park Staff
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Motor silt, 001, Witt, 1970 LS 7 LS 5 LS 6 Dave Beck 2 Arches LS 1a LS 4 LS 3 LS 2 LS 9 LS 15 Silt removal (7) Silt removal (4) Dave Beck 5 Dave Beck 7 Dave Beck 4 full view w Kiley Dave Beck 8 Dave Beck 3 flagging LS 13 Chris w turbine LS 13 Chris archeology work LS 10 turbine Tractor moving turbine Larry turbine on its side in sun by red shed LS 11 turbine Larry turbine on its side Larry turbine upright LS 12 turbine Turbine in water tank Picture1 Turbine removing shaft Turbine Shaft removal Turbine Shaft removed turbine winter storage Arianna Johnston_turbine conservation2 Arianna Johnston_turbine conservation1 Arianna Johnston_turbine conservation3 Unpacking the Turbine after restoration j Moving turbine to mill may 2023 Moving turbine into mill may 2023 Moving turbine into mill door may 2023 Unpacking the Turbine to display Unpacking the Turbine to display May 2023 Setting in turbine Display May 2023 Setting up turbine Display May 2023 Turbine in place IMG_6661
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