Walking Tour
Walking TourMoulin Michel De Gentilly
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Watch 18th-century machinery grind buckwheat between grooved stones, then taste the results minutes later at the on-site bakery. Moulin Michel still runs on water power like it did in 1774.
Historic stone mill
Working water turbine
Grain-to-oven bakery
Period-costumed staff
Tips
🥞"whole grain buckwheat crepes with real maple syrup were scrumptious"
🌊cast-iron turbine replaced the original water wheel in 1907
🎭summer concerts in the natural amphitheater behind the mill
Moulin Michel De Gentilly
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Walking TourWalking TourWatch 18th-century machinery grind buckwheat between grooved stones, then taste the results minutes later at the on-site bakery. Moulin Michel still runs on water power like it did in 1774.
Historic stone mill
Working water turbine
Grain-to-oven bakery
Period-costumed staff
Tips
🥞"whole grain buckwheat crepes with real maple syrup were scrumptious"
🌊cast-iron turbine replaced the original water wheel in 1907
🎭summer concerts in the natural amphitheater behind the mill