Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
On a recent Autumn trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway, we got a glimpse into the workings of the Mabry Mill. There were Rangers telling stories and grinding corn as well as Blacksmith and weaving demonstrations. Over twenty million visitors a year head up and down the parkway and Mabry Mill is a favorite destination. This video features beautiful photographs taken by Janet.
From HappyMappy.com Perhaps the most photographed site on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mabry Mill was a community gathering place in the early decades of the 1900s and is a gathering place for Parkway visitors today. A restored gristmill, sawmill, wood working shop, and blacksmith shop. Traditional rural skills such as basket weaving, chair caneing, spinning and weaving are demonstrated on a regular basis during the visitor season. Apple butter on weekends in October and music and dancing each Sunday afternoon during the summer and fall make Mabry Mill one of many delightful Parkway experiences. Located at Milepost 176 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Moonshine, Corn Grinding, and Blacksmiths
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thanks for sharing …
thanks for sharing !:D
samuel balsley …
samuel balsley elizabeth,s husband was a blacksmith on the mountain.he probably worked at the mabry mill.
i have a special …
i have a special attachment to the mountain,my family history is on the mountain.they have records of every family that lived up on the mountain as we call it.if you need help researching your families i will be glad to help.the docents have the records and will copy them if the records aren,t too lengthy.aunt orleana puckett delivered my ancestors children.elizabeth jane page&samuel balsley lived on the mountain and are buried there.
thankyou so much …
thankyou so much for this video,it is my all time favorite.i,ve been to mabry mill twice now,i was there just last month.the mountain is like home to me.
as a kid my …
as a kid my grandfather worked at the mill during the summer and I have a lot of fond memories of that place and also where the Dan River Queen was docked
we spent alot of days fishing on that bank , My moms side of the family were Cockrams
hey the first song …
hey the first song rox and my last name is mabry!
you’re very welcome …
you’re very welcome,there has been a joke about the parkway around here as long as i know of…,did you know the parkway was disappearing,(cause when people go up there,they get a piece)lol…have a blessed day…
hi tj, did ya’ll …
hi tj, did ya’ll ever go to the Dan River Queen,it was an old steam boat,that was near Maybry Mill in Meadows of Dan,Va…i’ve also got alotta memories from the parkway & the mill….have a blessed day…
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the history, I bet that prison labor built much of what we vacation on nowadays
nice video,im just …
nice video,im just off the parkway in carroll co. Va….thanks for the ride,my grandpa told me about 30 yrs. ago,that if some1 was sentenced to hard labor in prison,they beat boulders into rocks building this great 45mph road to really see some of God’s beautiful work..may God bless you & yours…
Hi Dan, Great video …
Hi Dan, Great video ..thank you
i like the music …
i like the music here
i like the green trees around
i like the wooden houses with historial traces
beautiful places which can arise people’s curiousity. thanks very much for bringing us such wonderful things. i am new here, i’m expecting more
I remember places …
I remember places like this… 5*
Thank You so much …
Thank You so much tjbigdog,
your comment is one of our absolute favorites. We love having and making memories with family and it sounds like you have quite a few great ones yourself. We’ll leave this video up as long as YouTube lets us, hopefully forever, so you can go back to Mabry Mill anytime you wish. We just came from seeing the Frescos over in W. Jefferson. Is that still in the Yadkin?
Hey Dan I’m really …
Hey Dan I’m really glad that I ran across your videos. They are excellent in every aspect. You took me right back to when I was a kid in the late 60’s traveling with my Mom & Pop. We always took the Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Parkway when vacationing to see family in Yadkin Valley NC. Some of my fondest memories are of Mabry Mill. We have pics of our family (there were 7 kids) playing around the mill stream and pond. Thank you for posting.
This ones for CL Doc Johnson Sr. R.I.P.
Miss ya Pop.
Thank You so much …
Thank You so much TorsoFok,
We hope you get to come over someday, Traveling is great here in the south of the USA
Thanks for all your …
Thanks for all your video’s!
I really like American history and it has
always been a dream of mine to go to the
United States and see it for myself.
I’m hoping i will go there in a few years.
Keep up the good work! Greeting from Holland.
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I love watching your videos Dan. The elkmont Ghost town is the greatest. I was finally able to show my friends who weren’t “outdoorsy” why I love Elkmont so much. Thank you for your wonderful scenes!
Very nice video. My …
Very nice video. My Mom and Dad worked at Mabry Mill; my Mom in the restaurant and my Dad in the Mill. I enjoy going by there , because I know I’ll be home in 20 minutes!
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HI! Loved your …
HI! Loved your video. My husband and I love travelling the BRP. We have almost finished the whole parkway. Still have Skyline Drive to do and the last part in NC to finish. It is beautiful. We are in Danville so Mabry Mill is not that far from us. So we go there several times a year to visit. And we have also eaten at the gift shop next door. They do have really good food. If you are looking for dessert theres a place in Meadows of Dan that has awesome Rice Pudding!!!
Great Video. We …
Great Video. We were up there a few years ago. We never got to spend much time at any one place, but figured they must have had to been more than we saw. My wife was in a hurry all she could think of was gettingg to the Outer Banks of N.C.. We had 2 weeks to do everything in. I got 4 days in the mountains then the rest she got at the Outer Banks. See my videos at idiot49..
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Thanks PalluxMO
Thats odd, I suppose they only play in the US, thanks for the insight. I guess that makes sense.