Chase's Mill in Alstead, NH is hosting Marble Madness: Wood Marble Runs as part of our 2024 calendar of community events. With guidance from instructors Juliana Stevens and Bob Brown, participants will create their own marble run using hand tools with wood provided by the Mill. Demonstrate how they work and then bring home your creation. No experience necessary. Open to adults and to children 8 years and up with accompanying adult.

Juliana Stevens is a lifelong resident of Alstead. She found her love of reading at Edith Chase’s preschool and pounded lots of nails at Chase’s Mill. She is a retired teacher who taught physical education in grades kindergarten through college.  
Bob Brown is a retired science educator and administrator, having taught at Fall Mountain Regional High School for many years. Now an Alstead resident, he summered in Mill Hollow throughout his childhood and worked closely with Heman Chase at the mill and surveying. Bob oversaw the rehabilitation of Chase’s Mill and its water power.

The Mill Hollow Heritage Association (MHHA) operates Chase's Mill in Alstead, NH, as a workshop for hands-on learning and a community gathering space. Our water-powered mill embodies the history of small-town industry, celebrating New England's vibrant past and inspiring the future of sustainable power and rural technology.