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    55 Kennedy Wade's Mill
    Raphine, VA 24472
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    Rockbridge
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Wade's Mill

  • Sat, Oct 16, 2021
    • 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
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Join us for the 25th Annual Apple Butter Festival at Wade's Mill (c.1750), Virginia's oldest, continuously operating commercial grist mill.

We'll be making apple butter the old-fashioned way, slow simmered in a 130+ year old copper pot over an open fire.  Take a turn stirring with the long-handled paddle and take home a fresh jar.

Enjoy demonstrations and handcrafted work by local artisans and craftspeople and find unique gifts.

Explore Wade’s Mill’s three floors of historic milling equipment and museum displays.  Our 100% natural flours, grits, cornmeals and mixes will be available in the Mill Shop along with a curated selection of local food products and gifts.

Wade's Mill Apple Butter Festival is a great family day out!

Free admission and parking.

Highlights

  • The New Corner Grocery & Bluegrass Band
  • Demonstrations by the Rockbridge County Sheriff Office's K9 Unit
  • Fresh bread baked in our woodfired oven
  • Rocks Money Pit award winning BBQ
  • Raphine Volunteer Fire Company's famous BBQ chicken
  • Blue Ridge Cider Donuts' apple cider donuts
  • Campfire Catering's chuck wagon cobblers
  • Razzbourne Farms goat cheese
  • Redwing Farms vintage apples
  • Rockbridge Vineyard award winning wines
  • Halcyon Days Cider Company hard and fresh cider

Region

Shenandoah Valley

Last Updated: 01/13/2021

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