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Little Chute Wisconsin

      1850s windmill

      Windmill Has Been Ordered

      Your Help Still Needed!

    At a special event on December 8, 2008 attended by about 60 supporters and members of the community, Little Chute Windmill, Inc. signed the contract for purchase of the Little Chute Windmill with Lucas Verbij of Verbij Windmill Design & Construction. The ordering of the windmill is one major step towards realizing the goals of the Windmill Project: to celebrate the Dutch heritage of northeast Wisconsin, while having a positive economic impact on Little Chute and the region. Verbij Windmill Design & Construction will be building the windmill over the course of 2009. During that time, the Van Asten Visitor Center and windmill base will be under construction at the site in downtown Little Chute. The windmill will be shipped to Little Chute in several sea containers in time for assembly early in the spring of 2010 by Verbij and his team. When the windmill is assembled, a large crane will lift it on to the base. Late in the spring of 2010, the Little Chute Windmill & Van Asten Visitor Center will be open to the public!

    The Windmill

     is an authentic 1850s design from the province of North Brabant in The Netherlands. Volunteer millers will operate the Windmill and demonstrate for visitors the ancient process of grinding grain into flour. You may be surprised to know that the Windmill will be 100 feet tall! It has been designed by fourth-generation millwright Lukas Verbij of Verbij Hoogmade Windmill Design & Construction in the Netherlands. Verbij designs, builds and restores windmill all over the world from San Francisco to Japan.

    The Van Asten Visitor Center

     will house a museum display on the history of Dutch settlement in Little Chute and the surrounding area, which will be implemented with help from the Little Chute Historical Society. The Society will also have meeting and work space in the Visitor Center, as well as archive storage. The Gift Shop will sell many items of interest including souvenir bags of flour ground in the Windmill. The Van Dyn Hoven Media Room will be used to screen films and house smaller exhibits and gatherings.

    How to Give Support

    There are many ways to give support to the Windmill Project.
    • Purchase a Dutch Delights cookbook - A collection of recipes celebrating the Dutch heritage of Little Chute for $11.
    • Name a part of the Windmill - Would you like to create a legacy and make a difference? There are many interesting naming opportunities available at a variety of gift support levels. We will work with you to find the option which best fits your needs
    • Donor Wall Plaques - Any contribution to the Windmill of $1000 and above will be recognized on a donor wall plaque displayed inside the Van Asten Visitor Center.
    • Commemorative Bricks - These bricks will be incorporated into the grounds surrounding the Windmill and Van Asten Visitor Center and are engraved with a message of your choice. Three sizes are available ranging in cost from $100 to $500.
    • Cloggy Slippers - Pluh cloggy slippers from Vanderloop Shoes in downtown Little Chute (127 E. Main St). Prices range fro $14 to $26 depending on size. $5 of each pair sold goes to the Windmill Fund.
    • Windmill Ornaments and Heritage Pewter Windmill Items - Karen's Hearts Desire (970 Northland Ave)in Appleton carries a large variety of Dutch paraphernalia, including blown glass windmill ornaments, Heritage Pewter wind chimes, key chains, ornaments, magnets and shot glasses. $1 from every item sold will go to the Windmill Fund.
    • Windmill Pens - The blades actually turn. Available at King's Variety and the Windmill office (122 W. Main St), both downtown Little Chute. Available in red and Little Chute blue. $3.

    For More Informatiion

    on any of these gift ideas, please contact the Windmill at 920.788.2629 or yourwindmill@sbcglobal.net