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Shenandoah Planing Mill

Over The Mountain Studio Tour Takes A New Path

June, 2021 Tagged With: COVID-19, Over the Mountain Studio Tour, Shenandoah Planing Mill

logo for the over the mountain studio tour.

The conversation that would lead to the creation of Over The Mountain Studio Tour started at a kitchen table, recalls Anne Bowers, an original member. “We were a few artists looking for a way to represent ourselves beyond just going to shows.  Read the Full Story >>

Summertime At The Mill — June 12

May, 2021 Tagged With: Festival, Over the Mountain Studio Tour, Shenandoah Planing Mill

Summertime at the Shenandoah Planing mill will take place on June 12, 2021.

The Shenandoah Planing Mill (SPM) will host its annual “Summertime at the Mill” event on June 12, from 9 am to 6 pm. Most events will be outside, including exhibits by the artists of Over The Mountain Studio Tour, demonstrations by local artisans and craftspeople, and music by Mink’s Miracle Medicine. Read the Full Story >>

Not Your Run of the Mill Operation

May, 2021 Tagged With: economic development, Shenandoah Planing Mill

After two years of operation, the Shenandoah Planing Mmill has grown to host several other businesses that fit into the collaborative model that takes in raw logs at the back of the building and can deliver finished furniture, molding, and other wood products out the front loading docks. Read the Full Story >>

Expecting Change

May, 2021 Tagged With: editor's note, housing, Shenandoah Planing Mill

Many of us can remember being told by our parents to carry some change in our pockets to call home when we were ready for a pick up — at least until we were old enough to get a driver’s license (and a job to pay for gas). Read the Full Story >>

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