Ulverton Woollen Mill
Estrie Region. | Quebec | Canada
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Ulverton Woollen Mill
Between Montreal & Quebec just south of Trans Canada 20 near Ulverton, about 20 mile SE of Drummond on Rue Prinpipale/Ph 143 and about 10 miles NW of Richmond. From Ulverton, go north on Ph 143, turn left onto Chemin Mooney, go 3.5 mile, crossing under Rte 55/Joseph Armand Bombardier, then left onto Chemin Porter and the mill on the other side of the covered bridge.
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Photos submitted by Gordon Callison. Established in 1849-1850, the Ulverton Woollen Mill, the last active one in Quebec, is powered by a turbine. Located in one of the most picturesque and heritage laden villiages in Quebec, the original Blanchette Mill is still operational.
The restored mill, in 1982, was placed on the Quebec's Ministry of Cultural Affairs list of historic monuments in 1977. It is the largest textile interpretive center in Canada; the machinery displayed is functional and most are over one-hundred years old, many the original equipment. Moulin a'Laine d'Ulverton, 212, Chemin Porter RR 6, Ulverton, QC J0B 2B0, Canada
The new interpretive idea for the mill is to let visitors see and experience crafts and wool processing methods of the mid-1800's. Hence an idea of identity with their forefathers and how they lived and developed as a people.GPS: 45' 41' 26.54" N, 72' 16' 10.33" W