Today we went to the Mill City Museum! It was the largest flour mill in the world. It was built in 1872, opened in 1880, closed in 1965, and burned down in 1991. But parts of the stone walls were still there! We also went on a tour that showed some of the rebuilt machinery and some of the problems from the machines they had and even showed some real footage from the early 1900’s of the mill and machines. We saw all that in a big elevator that was cool. Then when we got to the 9th floor we got out and headed to the lookout view. We saw a man built waterfall that was on the Mississippi river that was pretty cool. We could also see the Pillsbury Dough factory. That was also cool. Then we took a glass elevator down 8 floors. You could see the ruins of the original building. I thought that was cool. Then we went to eat lunch. They had darts there. I played some and it turns out I am pretty good. Then after we ate we went on the stone arch bridge. It goes across the Mississippi River. That was cool too.
Summer's View
Today we went to the Mill City Museum, which was housed in one of the old grain and flour mills along the Mississippi River. This was the world’s largest flour mill at one time, and was built in 1872, closing in 1965. It stood empty after that, and a fire burned everything but the shell in 1990. After that, a museum was built on the site, and it was really cool! An elevator took us through the eight floors of what used to be the operations, and a combination of props and movies was used to tell the story of the mill. There was a cool rooftop deck with excellent views of the river, and an inside museum with displays and interactive areas which further explained the entire industry and the area during it’s heyday. It was a really interesting and cool place, much better than I expected!
Afterwards, we walked along the bridge outside the mill which crossed the river. It is now a hiking and biking trail, and seems to be used by a lot of bicycle commuters, as evidenced by their presence!
Afterwards, we walked along the bridge outside the mill which crossed the river. It is now a hiking and biking trail, and seems to be used by a lot of bicycle commuters, as evidenced by their presence!
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