Six Mile Creek

Six Mile Creek flows into Halsted Bay on the western edge of Lake Minnetonka. It has a rich history intertwined with the region’s early transportation and logging industries.​

🪵 Logging and Water Transport

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Minnesota’s vast forests fueled a booming logging industry. Waterways like Six Mile Creek were essential for transporting logs from remote timber areas to sawmills. The creek’s connection to Lake Minnetonka allowed logs to be floated downstream, eventually reaching larger markets via the lake’s outflow into Minnehaha Creek and the Mississippi River. This method of log transportation was common in Minnesota, where water routes often provided the only access to forested regions.

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