Park Events
Yates Mill Winners Announced
The first-place winner for the 2007 Cornmeal Cookoff Contest was Bonnie Heller for her cornmeal waffles, second-place winner was Betty Packler for her blueberry cornmeal cake, and third-place winner was Jeanne Robbins with her cornmeal pecan sandies. All entries were delicious and creative. View winning entry recipes.
There were 39 people who took a guess at how many kernels of corn would be held in a half-peck basket (i.e., the portion of a bushel basket that would represent the miller's toll). The guesses ranged from 100 to 950,000 kernels. The answer is 9,100 kernels, or 1/8 of a bushel, which can hold approximately 72,000 kernels. The closest guess, of 9,700 kernels, was made by Jan Brunhhorst of Cary.
For Information and Registration about the 2008 Cornmeal Cookoff Contest: Link Here
"Mill As Muse" Photography Contest and Exhibit:
Historic Yates Mill held the 2nd Annual "Mill As Muse" exhibit February 15, 2008. This year's exhibit featured photos from more than 40 local photographers along with photos taken by professional photographers Charlie Brown, Dick Cicone, Allen Davis and Gary Knight.
Contest entry categories were Adult Mill and Park and Youth Mill and Park. Prizes were awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention in each category along with Best In Show. All entries, along with other mill and park photos, will be on display in the park center's main exhibit area for one year.
View the contest prize winners
Scheduled Park Events
Link here for Group Tour Information.Please preregister for programs at Historic Yates Mill County Park.
Call the park office at 919-856-6675 for registration or for more information on our programs.
Volunteer Opportunities
Historic Yates Mill County Park held its second annual Volunteer-In-Parks Appreciation Reception on February 2, 2008, to recognize all of the volunteers who have worked at the park since January 2007. More than 61 volunteers have generously given 1,902 hours of their services in the following areas: mill interpretation during guided tours, corn-grinding demonstrations, selling cornmeal, cooking products made with Yates Mill cornmeal, conducting historical research, making historically accurate period clothing, storytelling, helping with nature programs, maintaining and constructing trails, teaching craft-making, and participating in the Big Sweep cleanup, among other activities.
Congratulations to Linda Rudd, Tom Wentworth and Gary Coates, who were the three top volunteers for 2007. Their combined volunteer hours totaled 563. Linda was named the park’s “Outstanding Volunteer of the Year”! She has helped out at the park in a variety of ways, most notably by researching and creating most of the park’s historic clothing, which is used for costumed interpretation programs, and by serving as the “gatekeeper” at the front door of the mill during corn-grinding days. The recognition is well deserved.
View Historic Yates Mill County Park's three Top Volunteers for 2007.
Summer Camps at Historic Yates Mill:
Please contact appropriate organization for 2008 Summer Camp information.