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Scottish immigrant John MacKay created a new hot cereal product called "cream of barley". In 1884 he bought the preexisting
Caledonia Mill, situated on the banks of Soper Creek on the outskirts of the town of Bowmanville, to manufacture his product. The mill was originally built in 1805 by Leonard
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Campground", was developed on land to the north of the millhouse. In about 1922 a petting zoo was added to the park. By 1928 the mill, camp and park (which now included tourist cabins) were owned James Morden and operated by
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The cereal became popular, and MacKay's company shipped Cream of Barley throughout Canada and the
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The historic Cream of Barley Mill in
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