Morningstar Mill

[1] The site is operated by the volunteer group Friends of Morningstar Mill and owned by the City of St.

[3] After the War of 1812, landowner John DeCou built a stone-grist mill with an overhead waterwheel at Decew Falls.

Mountain Mills was purchased by the St. Catharines Waterworks in 1875 to prevent claims of water loss supply when the Beverdams Creek above Decew Falls was dammed.

[5] In 1992, Friends of Morningstar Mill was founded by volunteers with the intention of restoring the gristmill to working order,[7] successfully completing the project within that same year.

[9] The mill was also closed that year to complete extensive renovations worth two million dollars, with plans to reopen in 2025.

Pictured to the left is a turbine shed; to the right is a reconstruction of the original sawmill. In between the two structures is Decew Falls.