It is showtime

Odin Craft Mill’s fall show days are undeway

 

 

 

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IN THE BEGINNING, there was the 1923 Feed Mill (including the warehouse). Clear out a few buildings, add the 1917 Montgomery Ward Home and then the 1927 Gordon Van Tine Barn. Put them all together and renovate – and you have the Odin Craft Mill as it is today, pictured below. (Photos courtesy of Odin Craft Mill)

 

 

THE ODIN CRAFT Mill has become one of the landmarks of downtown Odin.

 

 

 

An eclectic variety of fall, Christmas and winter fares have been “warehoused” in the “Mill” in Odin, and the feed mill doors are now wide open for the fall shows of the Odin Craft Mill.

The 17th annual fall shows, which began Thursday, October 6, will continue a run for three extended weekends – Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 7-9; Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 13-16 and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 20-23. Fall Show hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday – 12 noon to 5 p.m.

There are over 150 consignors from five states displaying yard art, jewelry and crafts – all in one place. This fall there will be more repurposed furniture and reclaimed pieces than ever before.

Items are spread throughout the authentic 1923 Odin Feed Mill, complete with the old grinding and mixing rooms (and the original equipment, including the overhead hoist and old warehouse – to the 1917 Montgomery Ward house – to the 1927 Gordon Van Tine barn with its original floors, wallpaper and woodwork. This summer, the 99-year-old Montgomery Ward house saw some remodeling – which patrons will see for the first time this fall.

Additionally, lunch is available  in the Feed Mill’s old warehouse.

The Odin Craft Mill was the brainchild of Nancy Olson of Butterfield. Olson manages the operation, and during show days, it is staffed by volunteers from the surrounding area.

Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Holiday Seasons of Christmas and New Year’s are on the horizon – with lots of treasures available to do them up right.

For additional info, go to the Odin Craft Mill’s website at http://www.odincraftmill.com/ – or check out their Facebook page.

 

 

 

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THE ENTRANCE TO the display “maze” is through the Feed Mill door, but there area plethora of items also to be viewed on the outside deck and catwalk.

 

 

 

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INITIAL AREAS OF craft project displays concentrate on fall – autumn colors, Halloween items and Thanksgiving pieces.

 

 

 

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HEADING UP THE stairs to the haymow of the barn, it is a winter wonderland, with snowmen and other seasonal decor lining the walls and shelves.

 

 

 

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ANOTHER CORNER OF the haymow, replete with snow specials. There is a dedicated Christmas area in the Montgomery Ward house.

 

 

 

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IT ALL COMES together in the connecting warehouse, where folks can have a sweet treat or a meal, as well as make their way through the check out as they bring their treasures home.

 

 

 

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ROSIE SIMENSON, LEFT, and Bev Carlson, back, are just two of those who are ready-and-winning to lend an assist to the hungry.

 

 

 

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ASHLEY LEIVERMANN OF Madelia, left, waits with bated breath as Jennifer, right, totals up her purchases.

 

 

 

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THE ODIN CRAFT Mill’s Nancy Olson rallies the troops as the check-out counter. Behind, a hustling Joyce Peterson is a blur as she helps the mill’s clientele.

 

 

 

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A GROUP OF brave men, including Kim Olson, are also on hand – and direly needed – to flex their muscles in order to help move out the heftier items that have been purchased and are heading from the mill to new spots in new places.
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