Time for a break from the world of worries, controversies and fast change for a timeless autumn cup of cider at Yates Cider Mill.


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Yates Cider Mill is a remarkable piece of history located in Metro-Detroit’s urban-sprawled Rochester Hills. A water-powered mill wheel that has since 1863 sawed lumber and ground grains to flour still operates today pressing apples to into cider. Overhead gears power the apple press.



Water exits the mill course to return to the Clinton River.



Continuing its journey to Lake St. Clair, the Clinton river flow past having shared its energy to make cider.