Explore the legacy of Wilson Morningstar, a pioneering millwright who transformed Decew Falls with his innovation and community spirit.
History from Here: Twelve Mile Creek at Downtown St. Catharines
A guiding pathway and a food source for Indigenous peoples, waterpower for the mills of early European settlers, a shipping route for the First and Second Welland Canals, the waters of Twelve Mile Creek have sustained communities for thousands of years
A Walk Around Town – Walk H
Excerpts from “Walk H” in “St. Catharines A-Z” by Junius, originally published in the St. Catharines Journal on June 26th, […]
Wilson Morningstar’s Blacksmith Shop
Wilson Morningstar operated Mountain Mills (Morningstar Mill) from 1883 – 1933: he ground wheat grain into flour in his gristmill […]