Aug 28 2009
Glen Ullin Roller Mills
A few miles west of Curlew, ND, is the town of Glen Ullin. With a population of 800, Glen Ullin is faring better than its gone-but-not-forgotten neighbors of Sims, North Almont, and Curlew. Several businesses line its main street, and there’s a still hustle and bustle in town.
My favorite part of Glen Ullin, though, was the Roller Mills building. Roller mills grind wheat into flour, and like creameries, used to be a part of many small towns in rural America. Today, few remain.
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That scene looks so classically American. Love it!
I love how the sky looks that day. Great photo.
I have to say, you have the best small town pictures I’d ever seen. It actually makes me yearn to visit these places!
I agree with Caitlin–this is pretty classic Americana.
Just finished reading The Long Winter with my daughter, which is one in the series of Little House books. I recall they had to grind wheat into flour for an entire winter out of a little coffee grinder just to survive on bread. Too bad they didn’t have Roller Mills when they needed it! Great photo – thanks for sharing this part of the country.
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