Cedar Creek Grist Mill

Cedar Creek Grist Mill Built in 1876, the Cedar Creek Grist Mill is now run by volunteers as a working museum.
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We had a fantastic Bread and Butter event yesterday. The weather was perfect, a wide variety of bread samples made by m...
05/31/2026

We had a fantastic Bread and Butter event yesterday. The weather was perfect, a wide variety of bread samples made by many volunteers, and tons of visitors. Even the Studebaker club showed up!

Our volunteers are hard at work baking bread for tomorrow’s event!
05/30/2026

Our volunteers are hard at work baking bread for tomorrow’s event!

Need somewhere beautiful to take mom on Mother’s Day? We will be open 2-4 so you can visit.
05/08/2026

Need somewhere beautiful to take mom on Mother’s Day? We will be open 2-4 so you can visit.

In 1876 George Woodham built what is now the Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Today a group of his descendants came to visit.
05/06/2026

In 1876 George Woodham built what is now the Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Today a group of his descendants came to visit.

Yesterday may have marked the end of this year’s GiveBig campaign, but the impact of your generosity is just beginning.O...
05/06/2026

Yesterday may have marked the end of this year’s GiveBig campaign, but the impact of your generosity is just beginning.

On behalf of everyone Involved with the preservation of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill, thank you! Your support means more than just a donation—it’s an investment in preserving a piece of living history. Because of you, we are closer to replacing the mill’s roof and protecting this treasured landmark for future generations to experience, learn from, and enjoy.

While we didn’t quite reach our full fundraising goal for the roof replacement, your generosity has made a meaningful difference—and we are committed to continuing this effort until we have what’s needed to complete the project.

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Clark County Historical Museum for their support and partnership throughout this campaign. Their dedication to preserving local history helps strengthen efforts like ours and makes a lasting impact in our community.

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill has stood as a symbol of our community’s heritage for generations. Your kindness helps ensure it will continue to stand strong, telling its story for many years to come.

If you didn’t have a chance to give—or feel inspired to continue supporting this effort—donations can still be made anytime through the Washington Gives website. The campaign may have ended, but the need, and the opportunity to make a difference, remains.

https://www.wagives.org/organization/Friends-Of-The-Cedar-Creek-Grist-Mill

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of this journey with us.

UPDATE! You helped us reach our 10k by 9am goal! THANK YOU! We are now aiming for 15k by 1pm. Please share this far an...
05/05/2026

UPDATE! You helped us reach our 10k by 9am goal! THANK YOU!

We are now aiming for 15k by 1pm.
Please share this far and wide, and remember every dollar helps save the Mill!

⭐️Today is the day!⭐️

We would like to thank everyone who has donated so far during early giving.

Let give big this morning & hit $10,000 before 9am!

https://www.wagives.org/organization/Friends-Of-The-Cedar-Creek-Grist-Mill

In 1961 The Vancouver Historical Society leased the Mill, got it listed as a Historic Place, and replaced the rotting fo...
05/05/2026

In 1961 The Vancouver Historical Society leased the Mill, got it listed as a Historic Place, and replaced the rotting foundation. That society is now CCHM. Saving the Mill is one of the foundational stories for our Society and Museum. North Clark County Historian Margaret Colf-Hepola and the Colf Family were key to the Mill's continuing restoration.
But the work was just beginning.
By 1980, weather and vandals had done more damage. A group of neighbors formed the Friends of the Cedar Creek Grist Mill and got to work. They used broad axes and adzes to replace posts and beams the old way. They extended the flume 650 feet up the creek so the Mill could run without a dam.
On November 11, 1989, they ground wheat for the first time in decades, in honor of Washington's Centennial. The Cedar Creek Grist Mill became a working museum, and remains the oldest building in Washington still doing the job it was built to do.
In 1994, a new covered bridge was built across the creek. In 2002, the cedar shake mill and blacksmith shop were rebuilt as close to original as possible.
And then came the memories.
For years now, generations of Clark County families have walked through those doors. Kids cranking apple presses on Cider Day. Grandparents sharing stories over fresh bread. Strawberry shortcake in June. Blueberry pancakes in July. Cornbread contests in September. Cookies, cakes, muffins, even dog biscuits, all from flour milled right inside.
Today, in 2026, the next chapter is ours to write.
GiveBIG is here. Every dollar goes toward replacing the roof of a building 150 years in the making. Foundation in 1961. Posts and beams in 1980. Milling starting again in 1989. Roof in 2026.
Be part of this history.
Give now:

https://www.wagives.org/organization/Friends-Of-The-Cedar-Creek-Grist-Mill

Then come make memories at the Mill:
Bread Day | May 30 | 1pm
Strawberry Shortcake Day | June 27 | 1pm
Blueberry Pancake Day | July 25 | 1pm
Treat Day | August 29 | 1pm
Cornbread Day | September 26 | 1pm
Apple Cider Pressing | October 31

05/04/2026

The milling of flour had stopped. The joyful sounds of dances had fallen silent. Cedar Creek kept peacefully flowing past the mill without a tender.

Victor Roslund passed in the late 1950s. With no one left to tend to the mill, the State Fisheries Department purchased the property, removed what remained of the old dam, and built a fish ladder in its place.

Then time and weather went to work. Boards softened. The roof began to fail. The foundation started to rot. A piece of Clark County's history was quietly slipping away.

The photo above was taken around 1957. You can see the forest beginning to close in.

It looked like the end of the story.

But in 1961...

To be continued...

Tomorrow is the day. GiveBIG kicks off, and we will share the final chapter of this incredible story, including how you can be part of writing the next one.

This GiveBIG, CCHM is pointing every dollar to our friends at the Cedar Creek Grist Mill. Help us save the roof: https://www.wagives.org/organization/Friends-Of-The-Cedar-Creek-Grist-Mill

Address

43815 NE Grist Mill Road
Woodland, WA
98674

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+13602255832

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