Orval Olmstead

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Mabel Relives Days of Her Youth Spent on Mill Creek

'Mill Creek is my favorite, filled with memories of my childhood' — Mabel returns to her father's sawmill country. Companion to our Return to Mill Creek photo story.

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Old Cap - The Eccentric Engineer

Orval Olmstead — 'Old Cap' to the children — brought the ways of a sailing ship to a cabin on Mill Creek.

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Mabel Sans Childhood at Mill Creek Sawmill

Mabel's childhood ran on sawdust and creek water at her father's mill among the redwoods.