De Zwaan, Dutch windmill at Windmill Island Gardens in Holland, Michigan, US.
The De Zwaan windmill stands 125 feet tall with 80-foot-diameter blades, functioning as an operational grain mill within a municipal garden setting.
Built in 1761 in Krommenie, Netherlands, De Zwaan was relocated to Vinkel in 1884 before becoming the last windmill permitted to leave the Netherlands in 1964.
The mill preserves traditional Dutch milling techniques, including a wooden-shoe messaging system where farmers sent notes and payments up to millers through the elevator shaft.
Visitors can explore five floors of the windmill, observe the grain grinding process, and purchase freshly milled flour when available during operational hours.
De Zwaan remains the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States, continuing to grind wheat using wind power as it did centuries ago.
Operator: Windmill Island Gardens
GPS coordinates: 42.79868,-86.09583
Latest update: March 28, 2025 07:39
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