Alley Spring Mill Acrylic Print
by Ben Prepelka
Product Details
Alley Spring Mill acrylic print by Ben Prepelka. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
Design Details
Alley Spring, seventh largest spring in Missouri, extends over a half mile underground through a labyrinth of dolomite caves. The cool waters of... more
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Artist's Description
Alley Spring, seventh largest spring in Missouri, extends over a half mile underground through a labyrinth of dolomite caves. The cool waters of Alley Spring Run, hovering around 58 degrees, flow for about a half mile to the Jacks Fork River. With a steady increase of 19th century Ozark settlers, this constant stream of water seemed the perfect fit for a grist mill.
Now a historic site of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways near Eminence, the mill is one of two century old buildings in the park. Powered by a high-tech Leffel turbine instead of an older style over-shot wheel, the steady flow of spring water kept the new mill's steel rollers spinning whenever needed. Although McCaskill's Mill had all the latest equipment, setbacks from flooding and misinformed of the area's crop preferences kept profits at bay. The Alley Spring roller mill was built to produce wheat flower in an area where corn was the main crop. Still in all, the mill was vital to the community and became the gather...
About Ben Prepelka
Born in western Pennsylvania, Ben quickly discovered that his parents were passionate about travel, photography, oil painting and wildlife. Being the youngest member of his family, he grew up exploring much of the eastern half of the United States at an early age with his older brothers. Ben's photography is about that part of his youth, echoing that same passion that his parents had of the Great Outdoors. Visit
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Jennifer White
Congratulations your beautiful photo has been featured in the Ozarks Photo and Art Collection Group. You are invited to post your featured image in the featured image discussion thread a
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thanks Jennifer!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Beautiful capture, Ben! Merry Christmas to you and yours! L/F/Vote
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thanks Hanne!
Skip Willits
A great mill image Ben, color is fantastic as if the composition.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thanks Skip!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's V IS FOR VERMILLION WEEK, You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Pamela - much appreciated !!
Gene Parks
Congratulations on your recent sale.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Gene!!
Steve Brown
Congrats on your sale, well done.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thanks Steve!!
Bijan Pirnia
brilliant colors, lovely shot, congratulations on the sale, Ben.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Bijan!!
Karen Regan
Beautiful country scene Ben. l/f/follow
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Karen!!
HH Photography of Florida
Such a beautiful area. Lovely, colorful, historic and great info.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thank you Helen!!
Steve Brown
Nicely done, a real treasure of the Ozark's. Got to visit this one a few years back. loved the area.
Ben Prepelka replied:
Thanks Steve - would love to get back there again.