But visitors expect him back at any moment. The milling equipment is ready and seems to be waiting. The mill headrace stands filled with water, ready to turn the turbines to power the mill.
Pulleys turn, belts move and machines roar into motion.
Mill workers bend to their tasks, and the grinding of grain into flour begins. In deed, the atmosphere is genuine because Wolcott Mill is an authentic restoration, not a reconstruction, of this grist mill as it stood when closed to commercial operation in 1967. Wolcott Mill Metropark includes 2,380 acres along a portion of the North Branch of the Clinton river in Ray Township, Southeast of Romeo. The focal point of the park, historic Wolcott Mill. The Mill, its grain grinding machinery and exhibits offer visitors the opportunity to glimpse bygone times and gain a better understanding of history.