The Dells Mill and Dells Mill Museum in Augusta Wisconsin
Visit the Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill before it is gone. The owner is near retirement and the museum's future is uncertain
The Dells Mill was 152 years old in 2016. It is a national landmark and the most photographed site in Wisconsin. There are over 20 photos to enjoy on this page, see below
See Remembering of the Dells Mill, The Dells School and the Dells Mill Pond when I was a child, glowing up on the Dells Mill pond during the 1950's
The Dells Mill museum is easy to get: just 12 miles from I-94 in Osseo Wisconsin, or 20 miles from Eau Claire. From Interstate 94 in Black River Falls Wisconsin, the museum is about 40 miles away. The scenic route by Highway 12 and 27 takes you from Black River Falls, via Fairchild and Augusta. The mill is 20 miles from Cadott and Wisconsin High 29 via Highway 27. The museum is open daily, 10 to 5, May through October
A local map to the Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill and Museum is available on the Dells Mill Site. It will point you how to find the museum from Osseo, Eau Claire, Augusta, Cadott and Black River Falls. A full size map of Wisconsin is also available on the site
Check out the
Dells Mill School
Pages, too |
Augusta Wisconsin |
You can see a Full Size Slide Show of all the photos (high speed internet connection recommended) Also see the Dells Mill School Page Click on the image for Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill the Movie. A Video of the mill in spring. Water cascades over the dam and you'll hear it's sound. The page and the movie may take a minute or two to load. Please be patient |
The Museum is a Water-powered flour and feed mill
built in 1864. It is the oldest Wisconsin Mill still in operation. The
Dells Mill Museum is 5 miles north Augusta WI on County Road V just off
of State Highway 27
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the full view and scroll
through them all.
Also see Article 1
and Article 2
about the Dells Mill and museum for more historical information about
the area.
Also see the Augusta
Wisconsin Dells
Map to the Dells Mill and Area
on www.DellsMill.com
The Dells Mill community is mentioned in the
1874
article about Augusta Wisconsin just 10 years after the Dells
Mill was constructed. See a series of photos
below
The Dells Mill and The Dells Mill Museum The Dells Mill was built in 1864 during the American Civil War. The current owners of the Mill is the Clark family- Gus Clark is a civil war buff and traveled to civil war battlefields in a covered wagon in the 1970's. The Dells Mill and Dells Mill Museum is known internationally as a historic property and has been included on international tour itineraries.
The Mill is listed on the American National Historic Registry Photos of the mill are available in Europe as a cell phone screen wallpaper. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources tried to make the owner drain the Dells Pond because of the Dells Mill Pond Dam's age. The Clark family sued to keep the water in the pond and won . The Dells Mill Pond is great for fishing - Pan fish, Perch, Sun Fish and Bass are plentiful The Mill is listed by the Wisconsin Film Office site as a great small town location
A Dells Mill Winter Panorama 2005 | Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill Spring Panorama 2005 (revised) | Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill Fall Panorama 2003 |
Dells Mill Summer Panorama - New! |
Click on a Thumbnail to see any of the pictures full size. You can see a full size slide show video of the Augusa Wisconsin Dells Mill
An Autumn Picture of the Dells Mill Museum in Augusta | A small Panorama of the Eau Claire County Dells Mill Museum | Springtime at the Wisconsin Dells Mill in Augusta | Our Best Photo. Makes a Great Desktop Wallpaper of the Dells Mill |
The Dells Mill Reflecting on the Pond | Reflections on a Dells Mill Fishing Pond | Reflection on the Pond | The Dells Mill Bridge and Pond |
Dells through the woods and through the fence | November Mill Shot before the Dells Pond Freezes | The Dells Mill in November | On the Road to the Dells Mill and Dells Mill Museum |
Winter Road to the Dells | Wintertime Frosting of the Dells Mill | Winter Weather Water Wheel at the Dells in Augusta Wisconsin | Dells Mill Winter Tree Frosting |
Springtime Panorama | Dells Mill Bluff | The Frozen Dells Mill Pond. Fish! | |
Walkway to the Pond in Winter for Ice Fishing | Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill Water Wheel and Dam | A 1970 Photo of the Wisconsin Dells Mill | Post Card circa 1960 |
The Water Wheel at the Augusta Wisconsin Dells Mill |
The Best picture of the Dells Mill
Article
1
- The Colorful Dells Mill? Date and Publication unknown
Article 2
- What is an old mill? Date and Publication unknown
Article 3
- Dells Mill at 65 Years Old - Augusta Union
Newspaper, November 29, 1929