September 24, 2024
Lazy Lions site 9
Graniteville, Vermont
Whoa Dad, did you say you went rock climbing today at Rock of Ages? Now that's cool.
Oh, you just visited the granite quarry and observed from above.
The video viewed before caravaning to the quarry put everything in perspective as it showed how the section of rock was cut and then pushed over so it can be picked up and brought to the factory. We arrived in time to see the pillows lowered into the cut. Then the pillows were filled with air which caused the slice of granite to tip allowing gravity to finish the job and topple it over. |
| Light piece is the deflated pillow |
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| Pillow is being blown up |
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| Slab beginning to tip over |
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| Slab on its side |
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| Pillows being hauled back up |
It takes heavy machinery to move that heavy slab that weighs several tons.
Once the slab arrives at the factory, the talented workers turn it into the requested end product. |
| A sling system moves the pieces to the proper work location |
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| Stencils are used for lettering |
The stones are cut, chiseled, sand blasted, polished, etc to turn out the final product.
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| three dimensional design |
Granite has been used to construct buildings as well as grave markers. They even constructed a granite bowling lane, but the hard granite kept breaking the bowling balls so it never caught on. Rubber balls are needed for the granite bowling lane.
The next stop included another video presentation....maple syrup production.
And all things maple....including maple creme...soft serve ice cream.The Bragg farm has been passed down for generations and maple syrup has always been produced at this farm. |
| Four different flavors of syrup from light to robust dark. |
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| Evaporator |
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| collection buckets |
Vermont has the highest concentration of sugar maple trees. Sap is collected usually Febuary/March depending on the weather. You need cold nights and warmer (but not too warm) days. From the looks of that bag full of items you brought home, something maple will be on the menu tomorrow.
I'm Chloe
The stones are cut, chiseled, sand blasted, polished, etc to turn out the final product.
Granite has been used to construct buildings as well as grave markers. They even constructed a granite bowling lane, but the hard granite kept breaking the bowling balls so it never caught on. Rubber balls are needed for the granite bowling lane.
And all things maple....including maple creme...soft serve ice cream.
The Bragg farm has been passed down for generations and maple syrup has always been produced at this farm.
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