A view of the water-powered Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on August 27, 2026. East Tennessee's water-powered Old Mill first began grinding cornmeal back in 1830 in the deep Appalachian region along the Little Pigeon River -- much as it does today. The Old Mill -- where the father of late country music legend Dolly Parton once had his corn ground -- uses 2,000-pound (907-kg) flint granite millstones. The corn is Tennessee grown, never genetically-modified, and no harsh chemicals or additives are added to the cornmeal and grits. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

Stone-ground corn meal produced in The Old Mill is sold in the general store next door in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on August 27, 2026. East Tennessee's water-powered Old Mill first began grinding cornmeal back in 1830 in the deep Appalachian region along the Little Pigeon River -- much as it does today. The Old Mill -- where the father of late country music legend Dolly Parton once had his corn ground -- uses 2,000-pound (907-kg) flint granite millstones. The corn is Tennessee grown, never genetically-modified, and no harsh chemicals or additives are added to the cornmeal and grits. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

Employee Delmar Mapes makes an adjustment to the milling process as millstones grind corn at The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on August 28, 2026. East Tennessee's water-powered Old Mill first began grinding cornmeal back in 1830 in the deep Appalachian region along the Little Pigeon River -- much as it does today. The Old Mill -- where the father of late country music legend Dolly Parton once had his corn ground -- uses 2,000-pound (907-kg) flint granite millstones. The corn is Tennessee grown, never genetically-modified, and no harsh chemicals or additives are added to the cornmeal and grits. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

A view of the water-powered Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on August 27, 2026. East Tennessee's water-powered Old Mill first began grinding cornmeal back in 1830 in the deep Appalachian region along the Little Pigeon River -- much as it does today. The Old Mill -- where the father of late country music legend Dolly Parton once had his corn ground -- uses 2,000-pound (907-kg) flint granite millstones. The corn is Tennessee grown, never genetically-modified, and no harsh chemicals or additives are added to the cornmeal and grits. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

A view inside the The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on August 27, 2026. East Tennessee's water-powered Old Mill first began grinding cornmeal back in 1830 in the deep Appalachian region along the Little Pigeon River -- much as it does today. The Old Mill -- where the father of late country music legend Dolly Parton once had his corn ground -- uses 2,000-pound (907-kg) flint granite millstones. The corn is Tennessee grown, never genetically-modified, and no harsh chemicals or additives are added to the cornmeal and grits. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

Clive Valentine, miller and owner of Valentine Mill, poses for a portrait as he leans on his antique car, a running 1927 Ford Model T, outside his Valentine Mill in Dandridge, Tennessee, on August 27, 2026. Valentine built Valentine Mill using methods and materials common to the 18th and 19th centuries, and incorporating restored milling equipment dating back well over a century. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

Chuck Childers, head miller at The Old Mill for 17 years, stands inside The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 27, 2026. Millers like Childers insist traditional mills offer healthier stone-ground product than the roller mills used in massive industrial operations, with more of the nutritional wheat germ or corn germ intact. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)

Chuck Childers, head miller at The Old Mill for 17 years, stands inside The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on August 27, 2026. Millers like Childers insist traditional mills offer healthier stone-ground product than the roller mills used in massive industrial operations, with more of the nutritional wheat germ or corn germ intact. (Photo by Michael Mathes / AFP via Getty Images)