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Home is where the water is: Franklin Creek Grist Mill to host Smithsonian exhibit

Elaine Knobloch of Valmeyer Community Heritage Society helps construct an exhibit Tuesday at the Grist Mill in the Franklin Creek State Natural Area. The Water/Ways exhibit, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, will be on display beginning Saturday. The Franklin Grove site is one of six in the state that will have the traveling exhibit. It will be in Valmeyer, about 25 miles south of St. Louis, in October. (Alex T)

Elaine Knobloch of Valmeyer Community Heritage Society helps construct an exhibit Tuesday at the Grist Mill in the Franklin Creek State Natural Area. The Water/Ways exhibit, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, will be on display beginning Saturday. The Franklin Grove site is one of six in the state that will have the traveling exhibit. It will be in Valmeyer, about 25 miles south of St. Louis, in October. (Alex T)

The Water/Ways display will be at the Grist Mill in Franklin Grove for 6 weeks. Exhibits will feature historic and future outlooks on local and national water systems. (Alex T)

Franklin Grove Creek and Preservation Corp. board member Jeff Schlesinger (left) and Chris Walls of the Science Center of Carbondale move a piece of the Water/Ways Smithsonian exhibit into place at the Franklin Creek State Natural Area's Grist Mill during construction Tuesday morning. (Alex T)

Alyssa Rod oversees construction of the Water/Ways exhibit Tuesday. "This presents a great opportunity to educate the community about the importance of our local waterways and what they can do to preserve them," said Rod, the coordinator of the Franklin Grove Creek and Preservation Corp. (Alex T)