Bucks Mill Dam project, with modifications to improve ecological health, is underway

Bucks Mill Dam project, with modifications to improve ecological health, is underway

DETROIT LAKES — The clank and groan of an excavator lifting boulders filled the air the morning of March 9 as crews worked at the base of the historic, eight-spillway Bucks Mill Dam, where the Pelican River flows from Mill Pond into Buck Lake. Water poured around the machine’s tracks as it moved through the channel. The dam has served as a key feature in the area’s water system for more than 150 years, according to the Pelican River Watershed Di…