Millers Mills Ice Harvest Takes Place On Sunday

The annual MIllers Mills Grange Ice Harvest is taking place on Sunday.

The Millers Mills community maintains the authenticity of a 19th century ice harvest by using old hand tools to saw, separate, and load the ice blocks onto horse-drawn sleighs.

The only exception is the antique, gas-powered machine used to score the ice the day before.

Workers will begin harvesting the ice at 11:00 and continue until mid-afternoon when the ice house is full.

Visitors are encouraged to take part in the ice cutting as well.

Admission and parking are free.

Millers Mills is located in the Town of Columbia in southern Herkimer County, just off Route 51 near Cedarville.

For more information on the ice harvest, visit millersmillsny.com