I believe Towne Crier was the original occupant of this building. Today, the business sells home and car stereos but a graphic on the windmill makes me wonder if this wasn't originally a record store.

The Windmill Bank was built in 1974 for Heritage Savings and Loan. From 2007-2008, the building and windmill were renovated. The windmill's blades are turning again. The building now houses an EVB bank. For more, see this website.

The Windmill de Wijn is 72 feet tall and was built in 1987. It functions as a gift shop inside. The three upper floors house The Dutch Village Inn. The blades turn and are lit at night. For more, see this website.

The Fairway Center windmill is 53 feet tall and was built in 2006. The base of the building houses Woods Coffee, Fairway Drug and Sportsworld.

There is another small windmill in Lynden as well.

The Danish Windmill was built in 1848 in Norre Snede, Denmark. The 60 foot tall windmill was brought here in 1976. Elk Horn has one of the largest concentrations of Danes in the U.S. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

The Helen Windmill is part of the Heidi Motel.

The Aurora windmill was built around 1920. It was originally known as the Dutch Mill Cottage Court. The windmill structure was surrounded by a group of 13 cottages which were rented out to tourists and workers at the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Later, the windmill was later used as the Dutch Mill Tobacco Shop. In recent years, it was used as the office for the Dutch Mill Mobile Home Park. In 2010, this windmill was demolished.

The Dutch Mill Motel opened in 1927 as the Dutch Mill Motor Court with 25 cottages laid out in a semi-circle. Cottages were added over the years but by the 1970s, they were beyond repair and replaced with a more modern hotel room complex. In 1973, the Shelburne Camping Area was added behind the motel. The restaurant opened in 1995. For more, see their website.

Zoder's Inn was built in 1941 by Wallace Zoder. The hotel was remodeled in 2000 and is now owned by Best Western. The windmill structure now sits on top of their Super Suite. For more, see this website.

A small windmill is installed on the roof of Mis Cazuelas restaurant. Does anyone know what was located here originally?

Century Auto Sales has been here since 1970. The windmill sign was built for a real estate office in the late 1950s or early 1960s. There has been a used car dealership here since the late 1970s. The sign is still operational.

The blades still turn on Max's Bar & Grill rooftop windmill. Does anyone know the history behind this one? For more, see this website.

The Windmill Travel Center consisted of a restaurant, gas station, and motel. The restaurant and gas station were both closed when I was there in 2008, however, the blades on the windmill were still turning. The motel seemed to be in use as a conference center. The restaurant was orignally a Nickerson Farms. Does anyone know when it became the Windmill? For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.