Timme in the Wall, Dells post, #9

    Sorry that I didn’t post here on Wednesday, as I usually do. Hubby and I had a rare date night and didn’t get home until 10:00 Tuesday night. Way past our bedtimes.

I’m still sharing the details of my trip to a condo near Wisconsin Dells last October. This is once again taking me way longer to write about than it should.

A friend from Minnesota joined me on Monday evening, and the next morning we took off exploring. The first place we stopped at was Timme Mill in Wisconsin Dells.  

There was a dam near this site since 1849, originally used to power sawmills.  

A few years later, dams throughout the area were powering flour mills, as wheat was becoming Wisconsin’s first major agricultural crop. This site saw many owners over the years, but when August Timme, a German immigrant, purchased the grist mill in 1894, it would forevermore be known as Timme Mill.

The actual mill is now just a memory.  

Just next to the dam is an interesting hole in the wall. Claims are that it housed one of the first bars in Wisconsin Dells in the late 1800s.

From what I’ve found online, the actual history of this cave carved into the rock is somewhat obscure.

For more information: 

On Timme Mill - https://saukcountyhistory.org/timmes-mill-and-mirror-lake

A shortened version on Timme Mill - https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/parksandrecreation/timme-mill

The Hole in the Wall Tavern - https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/wisconsin/abandoned-cave-wi/

A better history of this "tavern". Or not - https://detritusofempire.blogspot.com/2016/04/forgotten-brewery-caves-lake-delton.html