The age-old craft of using windmills to to drain lowlands, saw lumber or grind grain is enjoying a renaissance in the Netherlands, a nation famous for the windmills dotting its landscape.

Located just north of Amsterdam in the Zaan region, Zaanse Schans offers a perfectly preserved glimpse into the Netherlands' ...

Netherlands’ crop of new millers keeps mills turning ... Windmills also sawed wood used in sail ships that plied the world’s oceans and ground spices they carried from Dutch colonies.

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Windmills in the Eemshaven harbor. The Netherlands, which is highly committed to its clean energy goals, is importing U.S. liquefied natural gas because of the energy crisis in Europe. Credit ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --People in the small Dutch village of Kinderdijk celebrated "Illumination Week" on Thursday by illuminating the Netherlands' iconic windmills starting at dusk. The 50-plus-year ...

ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning.