Mt. Rainier and Lenticular Clouds - Dec. 2008 copyright: JMM
Showing posts with label Henry Hopkins Blacksmith Shop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry Hopkins Blacksmith Shop. Show all posts

June 30, 2014

Drummer Boy Park, Brewster

Just a short ways east of the Museum of Natural History is Drummer Boy Park, where you can find the Higgins Windmill, Harris-Black House and Henry Hopkins Blacksmith Shop.  It appears that they are probably open on the weekends in the summer, but they were closed the day I went.



Blacksmith shop

I am going to guess that this is obsidian, although it's possible it could be some kind of coal byproduct.  It was very hard, sharp and shiny, and I can neither confirm nor deny that a small piece may have made it into my pocket.



Every now and then you will encounter a ginormous rock deposited by itself by a glacier in the last ice age.  Glaciers are why there are so many ponds on the Cape.



I peeked inside and it's set up with basic furniture of that period.  Literally one room, although it looked like there was a tiny water closet in one corner.



OK I'm veering a bit from the route I took because I want to devote a post to the grist mill.  I shot these next pictures on the way back to the highway.  This is Wayne's Antiques, and I am kinda glad it was closed because it looked fabulous and I don't need anymore tchotchkes.





I thought this was adorable.  I passed it on the way that morning and made a mental note to stop on the way back to the highway.