HARRISON — The Historic Scribner’s Saw Mill will be open for this coming Saturday June 19 from 1 – 4.

Come early enough to be able to enjoy the tour of the mill where you learn how to put together  barrel, watch the shingle mill slicing off shingles in the long shed, the blacksmith operating the forge in the blacksmith shop, and tour the Homestead.  The barn, chicken, & ice houses are also open for self-guided tours.

Special this year will be our celebration of Maine’s 200th birthday with a “Back to the Past” event on August 14th.  Mark your calendar.

Scribner’s Mill Preservation will be following the CDC guidelines as they change.  We ask that those who have not been vaccinated to follow suit.

Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills on Jesse Mill Rd. crossing over the Crooked River Bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the left.  From Routes 35 or 117, follow the Maine State Directional signs found at Carsley or Maple Ridge Roads respectively.  For those following their GPS from Rte. 121, continue on Bolsters Mills Rd. to Jesse Mill Rd. instead of turning onto the Tamworth Rd.

A $5 donation for each adult is requested.  Check our website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.

Historic Note:  In the barn you will find the type of Johnson shingle mill purchased in 1848.  Worthy Barrows was the first owner of the mill (until January of 1851) & Elijah Scribner was his foreman and sawyer.  Worthy’s brother, Horace, had a habit of keeping a daily diary and noted the construction and outfitting of the mill.  On “Fryday 24 March, 1848 ….concluded with Br. Worthy this afternoon to turn out Joe Holden’s old shingle machine and introduce one of Johnson’s of Augusta.”   Shingles were made throughout the history of Scribner’s Mill until it closed in 1962.

All of Dr. Barrows entries are found in the book “Scribner’s Mil”, which tells the story of its beginnings, the families, and those who worked at the mill.  It is available for purchase at the mill.