Grist From Abbotts Mill takes a break to announce: NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ...

Early Settlements - [1888] In 1671 a patent was granted to Abraham Coffin for four hundred acres of land called "Mountain Neck." It was...

Recently my daughter was kayaking the stream feeding into Coursey’s Pond and saw shrubs arching over the stream-sides with pom-poms of...

On our virtual tour of the old mills in Delaware, we started out in the Spring of 2021 at Abbotts Mill in northern Sussex County and...

The atmosphere in June is heavy with the scent of aliens, Privet, Multiflora Rose, and Honeysuckle. These intentionally introduced plants...

History of Delaware, 1609-1888 In 1790 Simon Kollock erected what is now known as the Cloak grist-mill, on Little Duck Creek, near the...

The Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the most easily recognized trees on the Nature Preserve with its broad, deciduous, palmately veined...

Fire has been a big problem for millers as long as wooden mills have been built. Mills were constructed in America almost as soon as the...

I read Steve’s piece about Vultures and his dog with interest and thought, perhaps, this might be a good time to share some other details...

Do you know where "Garrison’s Lake" got its name? Read on... ****************************************************************************...

We live in rural Kent County, Delaware, near the town of Woodside, and we have an 11-month-old "puppy" named Walter. Like any good...

The "Dover Flour Mill" was located about where the Silver Lake boat ramp parking lot now is, just below the dam at the end of Lewis Mill...

That is the title from the wonderful autobiography by Betty MacDonald, “The Egg and I”. The egg is a symbol of rebirth and renewal...

The Delaware Agricultural Museum is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the agricultural heritage of...

So go the lyrics of an old Irish folk tune. I’m not sure of the origin but you can look it up on-line. Apparently, there was a contest...

Ed. Note: The above title and this entire text on the Mud Mill Pond mills is taken, with permission of the author, from: “The Mills and...

I guess I hadn’t really given greenbriers too much thought until I recently took a hike with some naturalist friends from New Castle...

The Isaac's Branch runs west to east across the center of Kent County. The headwaters are about a quarter of a mile behind...

To learn about the mosses can be a somewhat tricky process. Believe me, I should know. Moss can certainly be admired, enjoyed, and...

Voshell's Mill Voshell's Pond is on private property. The mill is a private residence at the intersection of Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road...