Up in the woods behind Butesdale, on the river that is about to become the Butedale waterfall, we found their hydro-electric plant hiding in this picturesque cabin which is supported on stilts twenty feet above their raging river. The second picture is Mike looking at one of the power generators. What is particularly unusual is that it still works, sort of. The water flows through the 18" pipes on the left and falls through the turbine that spins the large generator you see in the middle. Unfortunately the generator doesn't work any more. Fortunately, Lou, who you are about to meet, has hooked it up to an automotive generator you see above the white board on the right. So, this enormour piece of machinery which once powered a small city, is now developing as much 12 volt power as your Geo Metro. it then run through an inverter and a 500 foot extention cord to Lou's house. The last picture is the remains of the water-turbines that once powered their ice-making plant.
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