Old Dawt Mill, Ozark County, MO: Our Recent Visit

The Old Dawt Mill was built on the North Fork of the White River in 1900 by Alva Hodgson, master millwright, a few miles of present day Tecumseh, Missouri. It currently serves as the centerpiece of a fine resort known for its canoeing, kayaking and the trout fishing. The restaurant in the old mill building was closed the day we visited. My wife, Nancy, my daughter, Allison, and I visited on a Monday in August 2012.

Allison and I both took photos. Each of the photos in this lens is taken from that group of photos. The intro photo is of the wheel on the north end of the mill building.

I hope you can pick up some of the enjoyment we felt from the visit from the photos we share below.

Have you visited one or more Mills in the Ozarks?

The place take you quick back in time to a slower pace and quieter life.

"Though the tin roof is rusted and the wood siding scoured by wind and time, the building looks much as it has since its construction in 1900..."

As you approach the mill, you note the housing units on the left, the many available canoes and kayaks on your right, and the clear, clean water of the North Fork just to the right beyond the mill building. This spring-fed river runs crystal clear and cold through the Mark Twain National Forest and is virtually pollution free. A United State Forest Service hydrologists has called it "the jewel of the Ozarks."

Trout fishermen from all over the country love it! ;-)

Tecumseh is the nearest town to Old Dawt Mill. The mill is a few miles to the east.