Mill Towns State Trail — Attraction in Dundas

Being a cold January day I didn't explore but will definitely come back in the spring. I learned a lot of interesting information about the little town of Dundas and its' impact in the milling industry and driving "patent" (pure white flour with the hard to process bran from hard midwest spring wheat ). Also, people would come from up to 100 miles around to get this Patent flour, which is like us traveling internationally today.

So, where as Northfield gets so much publicity due to Malt o Meal, we really need to learn more about Dundas and its' 5 mills in town at 1 time!

I will return to check out the trailhead...

Small park next to the original Archibald Mill. Once more advanced than the Minneapolis mills when they first started. A fence has been erected around what’s left of the mill. Probably a good thing for safety. This is what’s left of the 1870 water powered mill. You can still get close and glimpse a bygone era. Walk onto the nearby bridge for a great view of the mill on the Cannon River. There’s a free parking lot at the site and across the road some...

Great bike trail and will eventually connect Nfld all the way to Cannon Falls. Already the bike bridge crosses over Cannon River just below Lake Byllesby Dam. So it is connecting both Dakota County and Goodhue...