Milltown

Village of Milltown

Welcome to Milltown

Milltown Township is located in Polk County, a little over an hour drive northeast of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We are blessed with several popular recreational lakes offering quality fishing, boating and swimming at the beaches. Of those, Balsam, Half-Moon and Antler lakes bring many people to our community to enjoy the wonderful lake living and recreation.

There are a number of area parks, a golf course and ski areas. The Gandy Dancer Trail runs through our township and snowmobilers can access hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails. The township has several lake accesses and boat ramps.

With our relatively close proximity to the Twin Cities, many people enjoy living in the largely rural environment of our township while commuting to the Twin Cities for their work. During the summer months, the population almost doubles as many second home residents on the lakes return.

Besides the 4th of July observance and Pumpkin Fest, the other notable event in Milltown is the Fisherman’s Party. It was organized in 1950, and now is a two-day celebration. This publicizes the great number of fishing lakes in the area, 13 of them are within eight miles of town. Held in June each year, the festival celebrates the close-knit community spirit, with old-fashioned kids’ games, grand parade, car show, softball and volleyball tournaments and more.

A bit about our heritage: Patrick Lillis, born in Ireland, came to Polk County in 1856 and made a claim on where the town of Milltown now stands. He said it reminded him of his home in Cork County, Ireland. He came from the Irish village of Milltown, so he named the territory Milltown. The northern part of the township was basically settled by the Danes and Parmigians and the southern part, by the Irish

In 1961, the three towns of Balsam Lake, Centuria and Milltown integrated and a new school, Unity, was built four miles southeast of Milltown on Highway 46. The school serves PreK-12. Fire protection is located in Milltown Village and is one of the finest in the state.