Thanksgiving Day Travel on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
We always take the Blue Ridge Parkway up to the In-Laws on Thanksgiving Day. This is one of the places we pass. The restaurant is shut down at this point in the year, but you can still get out and see the wonderful site.
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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November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
I remember places like this… 5*
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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?
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thank You so much TorsoFok,
We hope you get to come over someday, Traveling is great here in the south of the USA
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thank You so much SmokyLover!
We have a surprise for you , check out our latest video!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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!!!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
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..
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thanks PalluxMO
Thats odd, I suppose they only play in the US, thanks for the insight. I guess that makes sense.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thanks you so much Packtray,
Dan
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Hey Dan, I don’t see any ads with your videos. They are only shown to the US public.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Excellent video, and well-produced!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thank You so much kalacaw!
It is a really cool place, and they have awesome Pork Chop sandwiches in the diner attached to the gift shop! ha ha
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
This was time well spent. I was very happy to see the Mabry Mill and learn more about it. Thank you! :)
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thank You AP!
I Really like your polar bear post!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Great video! I have been there many times. Love it…
*****5 Paws Up*****
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Very cool,
we were just up there, and went to the Hotel Roanoke to see the Christmas Trees!
thanks
Dan
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
great video! i live in roanoke. i used to come here all the time
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thanks 19panther,
That was my favorite as well,
Dan
November 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Thanks so much CJ,
hope the new job is going well, and you can get some time to make some more vids!
Dan