Old Cider Mill Opens Saturday!

Starting on Saturday the old Cider Mill on Main St. in South Glastonbury will open once more, hosting a petting zoo and farmers’ markets, and selling fresh apple cider and apple fritters.

The historic mill at 1287 Main St., run by Beth Couture, will operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday through the first week in November. The mill will be open from noon to 6 p.m. each Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

The mill will also be open on Columbus Day.

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At the Town Council’s July 24 meeting, , which previously rented the mill in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Beth Couture is William Dufford’s daughter, and will take over operation of the mill.

The farm, which has a lengthy history in South Glastonbury, will lease the mill for three months beginning on Aug. 15. Rent will be $2,000, and the lease will be renewable annually for five years. Each year that they elect to rent, the farm will have to submit an end-of-the-season sales report to the town.

The town owns the cider will, which was acquired as an open space acquisition several years ago.

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