THE BARN
Ever since I was a little kid I had heard of the place. The Mitchell Barn, a hundred and thirty plus year old barn that sat at the back of the original home place. The farm had stayed in operation till Graham Mitchell finally got too old to continue and once he passed away, his own children preceding him in death, it was left to the grandchildren. I remember the ‘For Sale’ signs going up last fall and how everyone in the community wondered who would buy the property and, whether or not they would continue to farm it. It was too much for anyone local, the farmers just getting by and the property considered too far from any of the towns or cities to be suitable for redevelopment. So, it seemed the grandchildren would be sitting on it for some time, but last April the signs came down. The fields were leased out to some of the local farmers who said the rates were cheaper than they should be but the man who bought the place just wanted the farming to continue. From all appearances the p...