History All programs and activities will follow current health safety protocols.
Ice Cream and Games at the Mill
History
(3-Adult) Enjoy a summer afternoon like the miller’s family did in the 1800s. Churn and Eat ice cream. Play with historic games and toys, then make a toy to take home.
Colvin Run Mill Historic Site
1--3 hour event Location
Day
Time
Code
ColvinRunMill
Sa
12pm
GRG.S7E2 7/23
Date
$ $8/ea.
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Walney Visitor Center Walney Visitor Center
10017 Colvin Run Road Great Falls, Va. 22066 703-759-2771 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ colvinrunmill
• Featuring an operational 19th century, water-powered gristmill, recreational and educational activities for all ages through tours, school programs and special events. • On the National Register of Historic Places • Listed on the Virginia Landmark Register • Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums • Colvin Run General Store features a selection of flour, cornmeal and grits ground at the mill.
Hours and Admission
General Store open Thursday-Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Miller’s House open most Saturdays-Sundays.
Tours Colvin Run Mill Tour
Saturdays, June-August, 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. Reservations recommended, 1 hour program $10 per person (All Ages) Enjoy a tour of historic Colvin Run Mill Built c.1811. The Mill is a tribute to industrial and mechanical innovation, and to the working people who made it happen. You will learn the importance of the Mill to the multifaceted, surrounding community. Explore why our operational, water-powered gristmill is a prime example of how people, technology, and society rely upon each other for survival and success. You will see how the miller continues to make flour and cornmeal today. The tour covers the main grinding floor and the basement, including the gear pit. This tour is ADA compliant. Private tours available upon request. Please contact the site for details. Individual tour tickets available at Parktakes online
Grind Day Tour
1st and 3rd Sunday, June-August, 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. $10 per person $8 Seniors/Students/Children (5-15 yrs.) 1 hour tour, Reservations recommended (All Ages) Come see the millstones grinding grain like it’s 1811. Experience the 20-foot tall waterwheel turning the machinery inside and learn how an early American
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mill operated. Grain, stone ground in the mill, available for purchase in the historic general store. Come anytime between 12-2:30 p.m. on Grind Days. Most visitors spend between 30-45 minutes in the mill. Ticket also includes entry into our 19th century miller’s house when open. Tickets available at Parktakes online or at the General Store.
Father’s Day Tour
June 19, 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. $10 per person $8 seniors/Students/Children (5-15 yrs.) Fathers and Grandfathers Free (All Ages) Bring Dad or Grandad out to see and hear 19th century technology at work. The miller will be grinding, conditions permitting. Please call the site to confirm. Free admission for Fathers and Grandfathers. Tour is 1 hour, reservations recommended.
Colvin Run Behind the Scenes
2nd and 4th Sunday, June-August, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. $12 per person $10 Seniors/Students/Children (5-15 yrs.) 1 hour tour, Reservations recommended (All Ages) Come behind the scenes at Colvin Run Mill! This tour consists of an award winning Millers House Exhibit preview before it opens to the general public and a four floor tour of the Mill which allows you to see the upper two floors that are not part of our standard tour. Please note the upper floors of the Mill are not ADA accessible. Tour tickets available at Parktakes online.
Events Water, Water Everywhere
(5-Adult) Water was and is essential to the people and animals of Colvin Run. Discover the animals that live in and around the mill pond, watch water turn the giant wheel to power the mill, help wash clothes like it’s 1880, and have a glass of lemonade. 1--3 hour event
5040 Walney Road Chantilly, Va. 20151 703-631-0013 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ecl The Walney Visitor Center features natural and cultural exhibits and a hands-on area to introduce the public to the past farmland and present parkland. • Historic structures and foundations: dairy foundation, spring house, icehouse foundation and smokehouse • Gardens • Kid-friendly red wagon sandboxes
Hours and Admission
Visitor Center open Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m. (closed Tuesdays).Programs meet at the Walney Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. Various themed tours are available for $10 per person. For more information, call 703-631-0013. Grounds open dawn to dusk.
Family/All Ages History at the End of a Kite
(6-Adult) On June 10, 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity through experiments. Follow the scientific method and learn the history of this experiment. Then use the scientific method, and run and experience yourself. 1--1 hour program Location
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Time
Code
ECLawrncePk
Sa
4pm
IMR.2FXE 6/11
Date
$ $9/ea.
African Americans at Walney Walking Tour (8-Adult) Hear the names and stories of many African American families who lived and worked here at Walney. Learn about slave tenancy, stories of resistance and survival. 1--1 hour program Location
Day
Time
Code
Date
ECLawrncePk
Su
4pm
775.ULE2 6/19
$ $8/ea.
Spy Craft
(7-Adult) Explore the lives of the men and women during the Revolutionary War who passed along secrets and information and the technology they used in dangerous times. Try your hand at a little spy craft to take home! 1--1 hour program
Location
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Time
Code
Date
ColvinRunMill
Su
12pm
9H2.CZFL
6/5
$ $8/ea.
Location
Day
Time
Code
Date
ECLawrncePk
Su
1pm
1EF.L7TC
7/10
For questions or for a free Parktakes subscription, call 703-222-4664.
$ $9/ea.
Summer 2022
