Comments on: Finks Mill one of the last operating stone grist mills in the Southeast http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/ Your source for outdoor adventure in Walton County Florida and surrounding area Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:56 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rene hall http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-59541 rene hall Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:34:46 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-59541 WailonHhenderson is my grandfather, we are planning to come see the mill. i really look forward to see it again, it has been years. Rene` WailonHhenderson is my grandfather, we are planning to come see the mill. i really look forward to see it again, it has been years. Rene`

]]> By: Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-30384 Walton Outdoors Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:27:09 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-30384 Thank you so much for sharing more history about the wonderful Fink's Mill. Thank you so much for sharing more history about the wonderful Fink’s Mill.

]]> By: Marcy Fink Reid http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-30380 Marcy Fink Reid Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:39:58 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-30380 Our father, William Lanier Fink, purchased the mill from the Henderson's. He always told us that it was built by the Zorn's. The mill is located on County Road 4 which runs parallel to the Florida line. The county road is named "Fink Mill Rd" with the Covington/Geneva County line approximately 200 yards from the mill. It was a wonderful way to grow up, working at the mill. We all had a hand in it doing different things. My brothers did the physical labor usually around the mill and I ran the vendor routes to the grocery stores and restaurants. There are so many memories tied to the mill, from Dad or my brothers getting up at 2:00 am during a rain storm to pull the gates to all the stories about the regular customers that would come in the fall. Dad and Mom have passed now and I wish they were here to witness my brothers painstakingly restoring the foundation and water wheels (turbines). I know from experience that if I want to run into my brothers at the mill, to go on a beautiful day. They are usually there doing something. We Finks have a great respect for history, whether it is ours or someone else's. Most of the modifications done are due to State and Federal laws. Believe me, if we didn't have to change anything about the mill, we wouldn't. Our father, William Lanier Fink, purchased the mill from the Henderson’s. He always told us that it was built by the Zorn’s. The mill is located on County Road 4 which runs parallel to the Florida line. The county road is named “Fink Mill Rd” with the Covington/Geneva County line approximately 200 yards from the mill. It was a wonderful way to grow up, working at the mill. We all had a hand in it doing different things. My brothers did the physical labor usually around the mill and I ran the vendor routes to the grocery stores and restaurants. There are so many memories tied to the mill, from Dad or my brothers getting up at 2:00 am during a rain storm to pull the gates to all the stories about the regular customers that would come in the fall. Dad and Mom have passed now and I wish they were here to witness my brothers painstakingly restoring the foundation and water wheels (turbines). I know from experience that if I want to run into my brothers at the mill, to go on a beautiful day. They are usually there doing something. We Finks have a great respect for history, whether it is ours or someone else’s. Most of the modifications done are due to State and Federal laws. Believe me, if we didn’t have to change anything about the mill, we wouldn’t.

]]> By: mary frances williams http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-18683 mary frances williams Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:43:18 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-18683 my grandfather, william zorn was one of the original owners of this mill. i have written a book which includes some fun time of our family way back when. the title of my book is"two little indians and the sister made three". my only surviving brother, mark zorn and i visited your mill about two months ago. my how things have changed from our time there in the early 40ish to what is there now. it was so good to see the major changes to perserve this old, but sweet place for people to enjoy and remember. we were dissappointed to not be able to buy meal and see the inside of the mill once again. when you have completed your updating, please e-mail me hope to return and make another visit. thank you for taking care of this good ole days mill. sincerely, mary frances ZORN williams my grandfather, william zorn was one of the original owners of this mill. i have written a book which includes some fun time
of our family way back when. the title of my book is”two little indians and the sister made three”. my only surviving brother, mark zorn and i visited your mill about two months ago. my how things have changed from our time there in the early 40ish to what is there now. it was so good to see the major changes to perserve this old, but sweet place for people to enjoy and remember. we were dissappointed to not be able to buy meal and see the inside of the mill once again. when you have completed your updating, please e-mail me hope to return and make another visit.

thank you for taking care of this good ole
days mill. sincerely,

mary frances ZORN williams

]]> By: Walton Outdoors http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-17600 Walton Outdoors Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:54:26 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-17600 No, it's just north of Walton County in Geneva/Covington, Ala. No, it’s just north of Walton County in Geneva/Covington, Ala.

]]> By: Karen http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/finks-mill-one-of-the-last-operating-stone-grist-mills-in-the-southeast/#comment-17579 Karen Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:12:30 +0000 http://www.waltonoutdoors.com/?p=8643#comment-17579 Is this mill near Tallahassee? We are coming up there. Is this mill near Tallahassee? We are coming up there.

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