We went back to the college today to bike ride and sightsee. We stopped in at the Star School, an 1800's era one room schoolhouse located next to the Ralph Foster Museum. Originally located near McDowell, Missouri, it was taken apart in sections and reconstructed here.
The interior is well furnished. Plaques on the wall detail the very restrictive rules governing teachers in those days.
We also visited the Edwards Mill, a working grist mill constructed by students in 1972, using timber harvested from older Missouri mills. Students grind and sell whole grain meal and flour products. The building is also used by students weaving baskets and creating textiles.
Finally we visited some of the greenhouses to see the school's orchid collection.
Very few of the orchids were in bloom, but we saw a few spectacular ones.
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