The Spinnenkop Wedderveer
In Wedderveer is a small wood sawmill on the road from Blijham to Wedde in the province of Groningen. The little mill was built in 1938, making it the last mill built for economic reasons in the province of Groningen.
The design for the mill came from millwright-architect Luitje Wiertsema, who built the mill with its first owner E.J. Feunekes. The little mill was given a quick saw frame outside the mill, powered by wind power. Furthermore, the mill was equipped with self-swing and self-crossing. The spider-head mill on a brick barn with scaffolding was in use for only a few years and by the 1980s only a desolate ruin remained. The current private owner had the mill restored in 1997 and regularly runs the little mill, which is now equipped with a band saw. The mill is much affected by the trees in the immediate vicinity, but is indeed a striking eye-catcher on the west side of the Westerwoldse Aa.