Friends of the Red Mill

05/23/2026

Our plants have been picked up and hung from the poles and planted in the planters. This year they are red, white and blue. We're anxious to see what they will look like when they start cascading down.

Thank you for your donations which help make this happen! Special thanks to Olivia Lay, The Portland Garden Club and Marcia Roeser for your dedication to watering. Thanks also go out to Cena Schneider, Julie Hughes , Roy Schneider, Doug Logel Sr., for driving to pick them up and getting them hung.

05/08/2026

Still tuned in??? Check out these beautiful hard surfaces brought to you by Moyer Construction. Great job guys!

THANK YOU once again to the Portland community for your generous donations, support to our FUNdraising events, and all your can/bottle returnable donations. Without your continuous support we would not be able to do what we do.

Come checkout the improvements tomorrow 9-1pm and stop by to say hi.…We’ll be grilling hotdogs during the Old Red Mill Farmers Market. And if you haven’t got your copy of “The Journey to The Red Mill Pavilion” we have a few still.

Mi Portland Downtown
Friends of the Red Mill
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05/08/2026

We have your copy of “The Journey To The Red Mill Pavilion”. Stop down tomorrow 9am-1pm during the Old Red Mill Farmers Market Spring kickoff market.

You’ll find us in the pavilion…follow the smell of grilled hotdogs 😋 that’s right, our concession for a donation is back…hotdog, chips and beverage.

say hi, it’s Spring

05/08/2026

Stay tuned for more improvements being made by Friends of the Red Mill at the Mill!

05/04/2026

Thank you, Portland, for your continued support through the years! We rely on fundraisers and generous donations to keep the Red Mill and Pavilion a beautiful gathering place for our community.
Donations/Sponsorships:
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Our mission is to promote community through a celebration of our history, our present, and our potential for the future! We do it with a focus on physical and financial accessibility and family-friendly events. Plan to come celebrate with us, your family, your friends, and your acquaintances.

Our mission is to promote community through a celebration of our history, our present, and our potential for the future! We do it with a focus on physical and financial accessibility and family-friendly events. Plan to come celebrate with us, your family, your friends, and your acquaintances. ...

05/01/2026

Thank you Portland Community Fund Association for your donation. As you said, we hope it never has to be used, but are thankful it is available!

The Portland Community Fund Association is proud to announce that through the generosity of our community we were able to donate an AED to the Friends of the Red Mill. It will be available at the Red Mill during many of their events. Although we hope it never needs to be used, it is comforting knowing it is available to help save a life.

That makes a total of 8 AED's that the PCFA has donated throughout our community in the last 6 months!!

04/18/2026

They are gone, hopefully for good!!! 🙏 Portland’s hidden gem has a beautiful concrete floor once again and it couldn’t have been done without your support to our fundraising events, thank you 😊

floor is solid, smooth and a “dream location” to every young at heart “let’s lay some rubber” person. The Friends of the Red Mill volunteers have battled the endless “black bicycle tire marks” for the last few years . They have cleaned, scrubbed, scrubbed harder, polished, sealed, repeating over and over until they couldn’t no more. We thank over volunteers especially Chuck Carr for all his hours of scrubbing the floor.
It was time to call in the professionals One Coat Technologies. They scrubbed, sanded, and sanded more to get the floor back looking like the concrete floor it once was. We appreciate all your hard work yesterday. 🥰

The was built for YOU, the Portland Community, to enjoy for generations to come, for your Open House, Wedding, Bridal or Baby Shower, Reunions, Co****le, take a break and and admire the timber frame craftsmanship, Old Red Mill Farmers Market and/or one of the Friends events. Please treat and care for it as your own.

One last request, PLEASE have a talk with your bicyclist and ask them to lay their rubber elsewhere 😂🤪 as we have invested a lot of $$$ in to the floor.

Reminder to 🛑 Stay out until Monday !!!

Enjoy Mi Portland Downtown

02/03/2026

RESERVE YOUR SPOT for 2026!
Thank you for your interest in being a Red Mill Community Day vendor on August 29, 2026.
APPLICATION AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT.
(Applications are attached below.)
QUESTIONS: call (616) 841-8200

WHAT: The 10th Annual Red Mill Community Day brought to you by Friends of the Red Mill

Our mission is to promote community through a celebration of our history, our present, and our potential for the future! We have Crafts, Demonstrations, Tractors, Kids’ Zone, Food Court, Covered Wagon Rides, Farmers' Market, Euchre Tournament, and more.

WHERE: The grounds of the Red Mill and Pavilion at 450 Water Street, Portland, MI 48875

WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 9:00 am — 3:00 pm
9-3 Farmers' Market
9-3 Craft Show on Water Street
9-3 Demonstrators throughout the grounds
4:00 Portland Blue Sox Vintage Baseball Game – Flats
6-? – Euchre Tournament

SET UP: Begins at 7:00 am — all vendors must be ready to display by 8:30 am. All vendors must supply their own shelter, table, and chair(s) as the Red Mill and Pavillion will not be available.

CONTACT: Noreen Logel (616) 841-8200
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Friends of the Red Mill

COST: $30 non-refundable fee for a 10’ x 10’ booth space (limited to 60 vendors) if paid by deadline of July 1. Late registration will incur a $10 late fee. Each vendor is required to provide a donation for our silent auction. Please note that donated food items must be made available for distribution between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Items requiring refrigeration will need to be packed on ice. If you would prefer, a gift card for your business is appropriate to be used at a later date. If you want to drop donations off prior to the event, arrangements can be made with Noreen Logel. (Income from the silent auction allows Friends of the Red Mill to cover expenses for Community Day and make improvements to the Red Mill Pavilion and grounds.)

REGISTER: Completed applications with the non-refundable vendor fee must be received by JULY 1. Applications received after this deadline will incur a $10 late fee.

01/23/2026

In an effort to preserve one of Portland's historical buildings, the Red Mill is getting a much needed face lift. You may or may not have noticed that there is a considerable amount of boards that are rotting. The Mill was renovated in 1998/1999 so we guess it was to be expected. Friends of the Red Mill had gutters and down spouts installed about a year ago so that should help deter some future problems.

Friends of the Red Mill would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community for supporting our fund raisers, sending donation checks, and continuing to donate returnable bottles/cans. It is because of your support that we are able to make renovations and improvements to the area. Thank you!