The mill is one of the most photographed features on the Blue Ridge Parkway. For the best photos, plan to visit in the afternoon when the sun is hitting the pond-side of the mill. The sun is behind the mill in the morning, making quality photos a little more tricky to take. On Sundays starting Memorial Day and continuing through the end of October, free concerts are held at the mill. Also during this season, on Thursdays through Mondays park Rangers and volunteers hold demonstrations on a variety of skilled crafts used by mountain settlers.
The repertoire includes a blacksmith, furniture maker, basket weaver, and a handloom weaver. When I was there the blacksmith, furniture maker, and basket weaver were on duty. Products they make, despite being rather nice, are not for sale, but are instead given away to park volunteers and other people who help out on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
In addition to watching the demonstrations, you can talk to the craftsmen and ask questions. During the demonstration season, plan to spend at least an hour at Mabry Mill, and maybe as long as two hours, not counting having a meal in the restaurant. Craftsman demonstrates traditional furniture making.
The Mabry Mill complex offers visitors a rare chance to grab a restaurant meal without leaving the Blue Ridge Parkway. The restaurant typically opens the last week of April and closes at the end of October.
I had lunch and found the food to be standard fare at prices comparable to those I would find in Atlanta. Dress is casual. While not serving food at fast-food prices, the restaurant is not out to screw you just because it has a near monopoly on food service on the Parkway.
The building also serves as a Visitor Center where you can pick up information on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the true focus is on souvenirs and gifts. The gift shop is nearly as large as the restaurant. In addition to souvenirs, you can buy snacks, ice cream, preserves, and other food items typical of a country store.
Alerts In Effect Dismiss. Dismiss View all alerts. Mabry Mill - Milepost Mabry Mill is one of the most picturesque places along the Parkway, especially with spring and summer blooms. NPS photo. Breakfast is served all day. The gift shop features Virginia crafts and foods including locally ground grits, cornmeal and buckwheat flour, as well as a wide selection of Mabry Mill and Blue Ridge Parkway-inspired gifts, clothing, books, music and souvenirs.
He was born in Patrick County and is buried in Floyd County not far from the mill. This land is on Mayberry Creek about 4. Today there are hundreds of Mabry descendants living in Floyd, Patrick, Carroll and other nearby counties.
Before , on land not far from his birthplace in Patrick County, Ed Mabry had a water-turned lathe, which he used to make chairs. He later worked as a blacksmith in the coal fields of West Virginia. In he returned to Floyd County and soon began construction of the mill. Arts Events. Exhibits Calendar. LOVEworks Art. The Crooked Road. Performing Arts. Sample Art Itinerary. Roanoke Star. Star Pass. VBR Cheers Trail.
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