Modern Windmills

Norwich, CT  2015

These are definitely not your grandparents windmills.  

Old East Windmill

Heritage Museum and Gardens

Sandwich, MA

Originally built in 1800 in the town of Orleans, MA. the Old East Windmill worked there for 93 years  grinding barely, corn, wheat, rye and salt.  The founder of the Heritage Museum and Gardens purchased  the windmill in 1968, had it disassembled and moved to it's present location.  It seems quite at home amongst the gardens there.

The Past

Montville, CT

I think this windmill would be more at home somewhere out in the western plains, and not here in Connecticut.  The structure itself hardly looks old enough to be adorned with the sign "The Past",  so I thought I'd give a vintage look to this photo.

Wind Turbines

Hamden, CT

These aren't  the  traditional "windmills" one thinks of that generate power.  These wind turbines generate 32,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.  This is just one of many initiatives of Quinnipiac University that illustrates their commitment to the environment.  I've noticed a number of large three-bladed windmills that have been constructed recently around New England which are more traditional looking.  I'm not sure if the wind turbines pictured here are more efficient or not.  They do look different though.