Butte Creek Mill

This wonderful family owned business has been the main attraction here for many years. All the wonderful food items, the old artifacts from years gone by and the lovely tour downstairs to see the inner workings of the millstones driven by water from the Butte Creek has been a jewel. So many people have led near and far to visit and it has remained a reminder of the more simple past. What a blessing the Russell family have been to this community.

Such a cool historic place. They have a gift shop with good prices and unique stuff. First time I went in here they gave my four year old and myself a tour of everything. Thought that was pretty special. Also the outside is a pretty place, green grass and water running through.

The very best flour one can buy!
This shop is a treat to visit. However, if you live too far away, and really enjoy making bread and baking in general, YOU MUST get online and order their mill items.
I have been using their flour for close to 18 years. One can definitely taste the difference between this flour and all the others on the market.
I usually don’t purchase mixes, but this visit, the gal at the register said she felt the pancake mix was their best seller. I bought it for a gift, and for myself. I made pancakes this morning, OM goodness… they are the best I’ve ever had. I even ate 4 without anything on them.
I have also heard their corn meal, polenta, and grits are outstanding. I have been using theirs for so long, that I haven’t done a taste test in years.
They have just about any kind of flour, etc that one would need. Years ago, I won 3 Best of Shows in bread at the state fair… All 3 times I had used Butte Creek Mill flour, the judges have always said, even my basic roll recipe won best of Show, it’s due to the nutty wonderful taste of the rolls. There’s not much one can do to make a basic dinner roll outstanding, so, hands down, it was the Butte Creek mill flour.

I really enjoyed visiting Butte Creek Mill. The owner has kept up a great piece of history. Be sure to go on a tour and check out the antique store! The store is a great source of yummy, wholesome foods with a gluten free section, but be aware that the black and white chili beans are VERY spicy as is the chili. I like spicy foods but this is a 4 out of 5.

Remember the store on «Little House on the Prairie»? Well, you’ll find a living, breathing version of it at the Butte Creek Mill. This is the oldest continuously operating water-​powered grist mill west of the Mississippi. The sense of history is profound. The good wholesome food is comforting. And the ability to get specialty grain items is second to none. If you’re remotely in the area, do yourself a favor and stop by.
Odds are great you’ll be able to get a free tour of the mill, spend a little time going back in time, and develop an appreciation for the way things used to be.

Perfect place to take friends and family from out of town. Fine place for a picnic. The best Stone-​ground flours and hard-​to-​find food items. Way better than Trader Joes!

My wife and I love the fresh milled flour from this little mill. The owners are very nice and have fixed the place up to display all the history of the mill. The video is very well done and once viewed will help give you a better appreciation of the mill. The owners have a real nice antique store next door that is packed full of cool old stuff.

My husband spent his childhood in Eagle Point and played among the wild blackberry bushes across the creek from the mill. He was very excited to bring me back and show me this historic place!
This is the oldest, water operating, still in use, mill and it’s like walking straight into the past.
Lots of different kinds of milled grains for sale and pretty good prices! I found powdered buttermilk which I found especially useful!
I really like kitchen/​general store antiques and there were so many interesting ones to look at. Especially those extra large containers that shop keeps use to dole out small amounts to patrons from. I have never seen so many in my life!
Defiantly worth a visit if your near Medford or Ashland.

Last weekend, my mom, sister and I visited, planning to spend about 30 minutes here; we stayed for about an hour and a half instead.
It’s a great place to visit. Bob is quite enthusiastic. With a crowd amassing he asked if we wanted to see the mill in action, which we did. So he turned on the mill. We were surprised by the noise it made (I’ll not spoil the surprise, you must visit the mill yourself to hear it). Our group then meandered upstairs to look at the grinding stone, grain elevator, and sifter mechanism. Questions were encouraged.
All over everywhere, there were neat things to look at. It wasn’t like a museum — no glass cases here. I highly recommend going outside to the left of the mill to see where the creek enters the mill after your tour. It was also fun to walk around the antiques store next door. The video was informative as well (or you can just ask Bob and he will tell you what you want to know).

OK, this is a place introduced to me over 25 years ago by a friend. At the time you could get great stone ground cornmeal with the germ still in (as you can today) and lots of other good stuff BUT the place was literally almost falling apart.
A few years ago, Bob Russell and his lovely wife bought the mill, the barn next door — and wow — this is now a super field trip. It is one of my ‘must do’s’ whenever I go to Ashland or anywhere in Oregon. I always stock up on both the cornmeal and the cornbread mix plus try several of their other flours. The cornmeal is the best I have ever had — and I have had other stoneground from mills back east.
Make sure you participate in one of Bob’s historic walkthroughs. It is not only a lesson in history but fascinating to see how the mill actually works. He has put together a quite nice video about the mill.
I equally love his antique store in the big barn next door. A lifetime collector, Bob has an eye for great stuff. Eagle Creek was hardly a town when I started visiting regularly but it is in the midst (for better or worse) of a little boom.
If you appreciate history and the evolution of food in the US, stop by. Take your kids or your adult friends and save some room in the trunk of your car to take flour and cornmeal home. You’ll be so glad you did.
This is one of my all-​time favorite field trips. Hope you like it too.

I love the Butte Creek Mill. They stone grind their flours from water power generated by the creek, and you can watch the process through big windows. A great place to take kiddos, and there is a picnic area outside.
I buy 30 – 40 lbs of flour at a time from this place because it’s the best! It’s all whole grain, and they have stoneground cornmeal, rye, whole wheat, and tons more, plus mixes and lots of specialty groceries (like red quinoa and types of beans you can’t find elsewhere). I am especially fond of the white whole wheat flour, which is about $ 11 for 10 lbs, depending on the price of wheat (it fluctuates). This flour creates the best bread I’ve ever baked and the texture is superb. I was told it’s the water power that makes the difference (Bob’s Reb Mill uses electricity and just doesn’t compare).
It’s a little out of the way, but the drive is nice, the service is great, and it’s a fun place to go with quality products. I’ve been visiting for years and hope to continue for many more!