Boat tour

'De Jonge Wachter' is a small paddle steamer and belongs to the Wachter mill museum.

The beautiful boat lies in front of the mill. (photo 1Oct21)

De Wachter mill

View on De Wachter mill across the Havenkanaal. (photo 1Oct21)

Cinnamon

Watching the grinding process of cinnamon ('kaneel' in Dutch) 

with a small mill stone, inside De Wachter mill. (photo 24Jul21)

Entrance sign

Long before we ever dreamt of moving to Zuidlaren we occasionaly came

here to hike and/or enjoy the scenery. I took this photo back in 2015 when we

passed The Wachter mill museum on foot.  The sign on the wall 'Ingang' 

means 'entrance'. (Photo 22Feb15)

Small

The Wachter mill looking small when viewed through a transmission tower. 

(photo 3Mar21)

Berend Botje

Berend Botje is a character from a well known 19th century Dutch children's song.

The lines tell about Berend Botje who went out sailing with his sailboat to Zuidlaren.

A replica of the sculpture can be found along the Stationsweg (see HERE) while 

the original piece on the photo can be viewed in De Wachter mill museum.

(photo 24Jul21)

Tin jars

A display of old tin jars inside the museum of the Wachter mill. One of the names 

you can see on several of the jars is 'Koninklijke Verkade' ('Royal Verkade'), 

known for its rusk, cookies, sweets, and chocolates. (photo 24Jul21)

Square

Looking through one of the windows during our visit to the Wachter museum mill.

(photo 24Jul21)

Street organ

This photo was taken in the museum next to the Wachter mill. A volunteer, wearing

a face mask here, was happy to demonstrate the 'Tierelier', an old and small street organ.

And that was fun, as the tune it was playing was from the television series 

Pippi Longstocking. (photo 24Jul21)

Hand cart

An old wooden hand cart in which mill bread ('molenbrood' in Dutch) was delivered 

at people's homes in the past. It was displayed in the workshop behind De Wachter mill.

 (photo 24Jul21)

Ginger cookies

Behind mill De Wachter is a workshop where old skills are being 

demonstrated by volunteers. This man shows how ginger cookies are made

in the old fashioned way: dough is being pressed into a mal on a wooden 

'ginger cookie cutting board' where they come out in the shape of a mill. 

The cookies lying in front of him are ready to be put into the oven. 

They tasted really good! (photo 24Jul21)

Clog maker's craft

Another demonstration we watched in the workshop at De Wachter mill was the making of

 wooden clogs. This is mainly done by hand, though a machine was used for making the hole

 in which the feet go; a process that clearly required a lot of concentration and coordination 

skills! (photo 24Jul21)

Grinding spices

During opening hours of mill De Wachter a number of volunteers are present

to tell you interesting mill facts and they are happy to answer all the questions you have. 

This is the part of the mill where spices are grinded by small millstones. 

(photo 24Jul21)

Wing

Standing on the balustrade of De Wachter mill watching the wings

sweep by. (photo 24Jul21)

De Wachter museum mill

A month ago museum mill De Wachter re-opened again

after a long closing time due to Covid. We enjoyed a visit

on Saturday a few weeks ago. Here we are inside the mill

viewing into the machine room. (photo 24Jul21)

Miraculous catch of fish

The statue 'Miraculous catch of Fish' ('De wonderbaarlijke Visvangst' in Dutch)

was a gift to De Wachter Mill Museum in 2007. It refers to the Gospel of Luke
(Luke 5:1-11). The statue was made by Onno de Ruyter. (photo 5Apr20)

 

Sticker

This weathered sticker on a lamp post advertises for mill museum 'De Wachter'.

Due to covid it has been closed for some time now, let's hope it will be

allowed to re-open again someday this year. (photo 14May21)

Sheep

View from the Noordma with De Wachter mill in the background. (photo 17Mar21)

Millstones

Three millstones in front of mill De Wachter. Their general function is grinding 

wheat or other grains. De Wachter was built in 1851 as a corn mill and oil mill,

and is a museum nowadays. (photo 3Mar21)

 

Looking up..

..at mill ‘de Wachter’ (photo 14Oct20)