Yates Mill is the last operating, water-powered gristmill in NC's capital county. The 18th century mill was restored, and the park developed, through a partnership among the County of Wake, Yates Mill Associates, NC State University and NCDA & CS.
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- Location:
- Raleigh, NC, 27603
- Phone:
- Phone: 919-856-6675, Fax: 919-856-6674
- Mon - Sun:
- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Events
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- Little Sprouts Storytime: "Tim...
Historic Yates Mill County Park
Monday, December 21 at 10:00am - The Three R’s: Reading, wRitin...
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Saturday, December 19 at 1:00pm - The Ingalls Family Long Winter
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Sunday, December 13 at 11:00am - The Ingalls Family Long Winter
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Sunday, December 13 at 2:00pm - The Ingalls Family Long Winter
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Saturday, December 12 at 2:00pm - The Ingalls Family Long Winter
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Saturday, December 12 at 11:00am - Mill Heritage Tour
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Sunday, November 29 at 2:00pm - Mill Heritage Tour
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Saturday, November 28 at 2:00pm - Corn-Grinding Tour
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Sunday, November 22 at 1:00pm - Corn-Grinding Tours
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Saturday, November 21 at 10:00am
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- Mill yard and loop trail around pond are temporarily closed 3:04pm Sep 8
- No pets allowed 9:14pm Feb 12
- Mill tours 9:06pm Feb 12|1 Comment
Historic Yates Mill County Park Happy holidays!
Historic Yates Mill County Park Here is a link to the park's program registration form, in case it can be of use to you.
www.wakegov.com
Historic Yates Mill County Park
Animal of the Week: Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) – This native squirrel builds its den in tree branches, inside a hollow trunk, or in an empty bird’s nest. It lines the nest with moss, thistledown, dried grass, and feathers and builds a cover. One squirrel will build several nests and use them all. When a femal...e has young, the nest is theirs alone, but winter nests are often shared to generate warmth. With the leaves falling from the trees, this is a great time to look for squirrel nests, which are found all over the park. Also look for squirrels heading up the tree trunks, with their mouths full of leaves that they’ll use for nest-building.
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Historic Yates Mill County Park Plant of the Week: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) - This native, wetland holly loses its leaves each autumn. The shrub’s lack of winter leaves makes its berry display all the more showy, with thousands of brightly colored berries clinging to every stem. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species o...f birds. The native population of winterberry covers a tremendous range, from Nova Scotia, south to Florida and west to Missouri. Winterberries may be seen at the park around the edges of the millpond and near the visitor center.
Historic Yates Mill County Park Animal of the Week: Ruddy Ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis) - These small stiff-tailed ducks have recently migrated south for the winter and can typically be seen “hanging out” in tight flocks in the middle of the millpond. Adult males have a rust-red body, a blue bill, and a white face with a black cap, while the adult femal...es have a grey-brown body with a greyish face with a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe. These birds dive and swim underwater. They mainly eat seeds and roots of aquatic plants, aquatic insects and crustaceans.
Historic Yates Mill County Park Plant of the Week: Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) – This grapevine species is native to the southeastern U.S. and has been extensively cultivated since the 16th century. Ripe muscadine berries are dark purple to black in color and are not only eaten fresh, but also are used in making wine, juice, and jelly. Muscadine...s are important plants for improving wildlife habitat by providing cover, browse, and fruit for many animals. The vine’s fall foliage is a light yellow, which is easily seen along the Mill Pond Trail at Yates Mill Pond.
Historic Yates Mill County Park Hurray! The first winter waterfowl has arrived - a female Bufflehead was spotted on the millpond diving for tasty treats this morning (in addition to a fair number of Double-Crested Cormorants that have been hanging out for a few weeks now).
Historic Yates Mill County Park About 150 people from the Antique Automobile Club of America toured Yates Mill this past Wednesday. They arrive in their beautiful vintage cars, which certainly "beautified" the park's parking lot for a while. The event made the local paper - i.e., two photos were featured on the cover of the Triangle section of the ...News & Observer (see the link below).
www.newsobserver.com
The State Board of Elections has voted to refer a possible criminal case against former Gov. Mike Easley and others to the Wake County District Attorney's office. It also assessed $109,000 in fines and ...
Historic Yates Mill County Park We hope you can join us for our next park event, as well as for the last corn-grinding weekend of the 2009 mill tour season.
Historic Yates Mill County Park Animal of the Week: Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) – These small, far-flying birds, with conspicuous yellow patches on their flank and rump, breed from eastern North America west to the Pacific, and southward into Western Mexico. The winter range extends from the southern states to the West Indies and Centr...al America, and includes the Carolinas (we are just starting to see these birds again now). These birds are primarily insectivorous, although when bugs are scarce, they also eat wax-myrtle berries. They often flit, fly-catcher-like, out from their perches in short loops, in search of insects.
Historic Yates Mill County Park Plant of the Week: Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) – This fast-growing, native tree can grow to more than 165 feet tall in virgin cove forests of the Appalachian Mountains, making it a very valuable timber tree. The flowers are pale green or yellow, with an orange band, and produce large quantities of nectar wh...ich are utilized by bees in the summertime to make honey. The tree’s bright green, lobed leaves turn a clear yellow in the fall. A number of bright yellow poplar trees can currently be seen around Yates Mill Pond.
