Mill Creek Suite: This suite has a rustic country denim feel with a king size bed, and a double whirlpool bath. A warm and cozy wicker seating area for you to enjoy your favorite book or to lie back and put up your feet. Click here for more photos. Captain Potter;s Suite: This Suite has a beautiful king size 4-post bed. You can see a great view of Mill Creek from the west window. Enjoy a double whirlpool bath, and the soft subtle colors that brighten this room. Eagle;s Nest: A smaller room but with a majestic view of Big Mill Creek with it;s limestone ledges. Private sitting area. You can relax in this comfortable queen sized bed with private bath and shower. Carolyn;s Retreat: Great suite with a queen size bed and a separate room with 2 twin beds for extra sleeping quarters. This room gives you a view downstream to the Mississippi. Extra large space for all your family to enjoy (there is even a side room with a tent for kids). Private bath with shower. The Gathering Place: This Lounge on the 3rd floor has a library, board games, refreshments, and scrapbooks of the restoration process for your enjoyment and relaxation. All rooms at Potter;s Mill are surrounded by a beautiful view of Bellevue State Park and the tranquil flow of Big Mill Creek near it;s junction with the Mississippi. All prices are for single or double occupancy. Add $20 for each extra person. Prices do not include local, hotel or motel tax. Ask about our family rate. Rooms have TV, A/C., private bath and full breakfast each morning. You can sleep high above the trees and in the morning warm your hearts with a cup of fresh coffee while overlooking the valley and waters below your window. Enjoy a drink at our lounge on first floor and then dinner on second floor. We hope you will experience the unique historic flavor of Potter;s Mill...where special moments become lasting memories. Check-In/Out: Our check-in time is between 4:00-6:00p.m. If these times are not convenient for you, please let us know and we will make every effort to accommodate your wishes. Check out is at 11:00 a.m. Pets: Sorry, no pets at Potter;s Mill. Smoking: There is no smoking in this historic building. Cancellations: We need 30 day notice if you have to cancel for any reason. If you cancel later, you will be responsible for the services you;ve contracted. We accept MasterCard/Visa. Gift Certificates available. Call 563-872-3838 now to book your reservations or for more information. Email us at info@pottersmill.net

Thank you for joining us at Potter's Mill. We invite you to reflect on the interesting history of Iowa's oldest gristmill. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places and a Point of Interest with Silos Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Potter's Mill offers a unique atmosphere with many of the artifacts from the Mill's flour producing days still on display. We encourage you to take your time and explore. Capt. Elbridge Gerry Potter came to the Bellevue area from New Lebanon, Illinois seeking the ideal location for his new merchant flour mill. He had traveled up and down the Mississippi searching for the right combination of factors for a successful milling business and for a peaceful and scenic area to settle. formed a partnership with a local millwright, John Gammel, to build his flour mill on the Big Mill Creek. Limestone from the bluffs across the creek was used for both the foundation of the building and the eleven foot thick dam (now the west wall of The Stone Room on the main floor). Local timber was cut and an additional 73,000 board feet of logs were purchased to complete the structure. Throughout the building are the original hand-hewn walnut and oak beams, 45 feet long and 15 inches square. Total construction cost was about $40,000. was in operation by 1845, with flour being sold to customers in St. Louis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, and New York among others. Capt. Potter bought wheat from Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as from local farmers. During this period, power came from the overshot waterwheel located on the south side of the structure. In the late 1860's, the limestone dam was raised to its current height (the remaining portion of the dam is now the west wall of our Stone Room dining area) to accommodate the installation of six turbines which in turn ran six sets of milling stones. Peak flour production at this time was 200 barrels per day. sold the mill in 1871 to Kilborn and Co. The Kilborns were bought out in 1881 by Arnold Reiling, whose family owned it for 38 years. Reiling then sold it and it was operated by several different owners until the Dyas family bought the mill in 1931. On May 24, 1896, a flash flood, caused by 14 inches of rain falling in 12 hours, rushed down Big Mill Creek, knocking out another dam upstream and tearing out the Mill;s spillway and a frame office. An old photo of the damaged structure the day after the flood is on the first floor. It was decided not to rebuild the spillway, so a 35 horsepower Atlas steam engine was installed and connected to the repairable shaftworks. Production capability fell to 50 barrels per day. Later, electricity replaced the steam engine. In 1969, after 126 years of production, the machinery ground to a halt. In 1980, Daryll and Carolyn Eggers bought the building at an auction and began reconstruction on the creekside foundation which had crumbled dangerously. Local craftsmen preserved as much of the original structure and interior as possible. After an extensive Certified Historic Rehabilitation that preserved the original fabric and feel of the old mill four beautiful Bed and Breakfast rooms were added in 2002. Visit Potter's Mill where special moments become lasting memories.

Things to do: Explore the Mississippi, Biking, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Canoeing, Sightseeing, Shopping, Antiquing, Golfing, Skiing and Camping. Favorite Pastime: Eagle Watching from the windows of Potters Mill or on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Things to see: Bellevue State Park, Butterfly Garden, Young Historical Museum, Lock and Dam Number 12 and the Downtown Shopping District. Visit these links for more info showcasing the Bellevue Area: Bellevue, Iowa Chamber of Commerce: There are nearly 300 cities along the Mississippi River, yet only one, Bellevue, means beautiful view. We invite you to be our guest and see for yourself. Click here for more information. Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce: You'll find Dubuque a picturesque, charming town-a work of art. In fact, we call it Masterpiece on the Mississippi. Why? Because of the colorful gingerbread Victorian mansions that dot the bluffs. Iowa Bed Breakfast Innkeepers Association: All Inns inspected and approved. Silos Smokestacks National Heritage Area. Potter's Mill Recognized Point of Interest. Located in Maquoketa, Iowa, this is eastern Iowa's largest antique mall with a 35,000 square foot showroom and 150 dealers. Chances are we have what you are looking for. Old City Hall Gallery: Winner of the Tourism Arts Award from the state of Iowa, this art gallery opened in an Old City Hall in l991 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Nationally-known realistic impressionist fine artist Rose Frantzens' original oil paintings are showcased along with pottery, scenic photography and antiques. Rose's studio is on the 2nd floor. The main floor gallery is open to the public and has yearly shows.

Bed Breakfast, 300 Potter Drive, Bellevue, Iowa 52031 Along the Great River Road (Hwy. 52) where Big Mill Creek joins the Mississippi. Web Services Provided By:

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Playground for children
 Credit cards accepted
 Dinner may be served in the room
 Heating
 Jacuzzi tub
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Restaurant
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms