Spencerville Mill

Our final stop for the day (Aug 26,2007) was at the Spencerville Mill.

There is a nice little park next to the mill. I’m sure the flowers are beautiful at the right time of year. The park isn’t very big, but it might be a good place for a picnic sometime. I might never have found the cache at this location if it wasn’t for the encoded hint at site listing on www.geocaching.com as I was literally standing on it.

My favorite "treasure" so far was found at this location. It was a fridge magnet created by one of the previous geocachers. I now frequently use what it says. "I use multi-billion dollar military satellites to hunt for Tupper Ware in the woods."

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Battle of the Windmill

In 1838 about two hundred American "Patriot Hunters" crossed the St Lawrence, about 2 km east of Prescott, Ontario, with ideas of capturing Fort Wellington. They ran aground at Windmill Point, and thought the gristmill, with thick stone walls, would make a great fortress. They were able to inflict some damage by placing sharp shooters high up in the windmill, but were soon well outnumbered by the British forces. They were cut off from escape by gun boats on the river, and soon ran out of food, water and medical supplies. The battle lasted only 4 days before they were forced to surrender.

I was to this site years ago, when my children were small.. I don’t remember it having trails or being able to get to the water in those days. I may just have to return with a picnic and my grandson, to watch the ships go by someday.

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