Discovering Ontario · Drawing 14 of 32
The Lang Grist Mill
Keene · Ontario
At the mill, grain was turned into flour. Water supplied energy to drive the machinery. The stone walls recall this everyday work.
Did you know?
The first mill at Lang was built in 1846.
Look together
Where can water pass beside the mill?
An idea to try
Draw wheat’s journey: grain, flour, dough, then bread.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Thomas Short built the Lang mill in 1846. A fire in 1896 led to its reconstruction, so the building holds several layers of history. The museum helps explain grain milling. This scene simplifies the mill and water channel; the interior machinery is not shown.
Look together: Where can water pass beside the mill? Draw wheat’s journey: grain, flour, dough, then bread.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Lang Pioneer Village: Lang Grist MillPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
