The Sawmill Museum

A Glimpse at the Museum   

• Overview of Exhibits
  • Journey from Forests of Wisconsin to Clintons' Sawmills Water Table 
  • Blueprints of Clinton's Lumber Legacy
  • New & Expanded Narrative Exhibit Panels 
  • Struve Mill equipment
  • Vintage single blade sawmill
  • Animatronic Lumber Barons That Tell Their Own Story
  • Floating Log Raft Simulator
  • Trackless Train

Historical Routes Are Our Roots

•  The Sawmill Museum has the  National Park Passport Cancellation Stamp through Silos & Smokestacks
• The museum is also a Great River Road interpretative Center and has a passport book for all Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Partner Sites
• The museum sits on the Historic Lincoln Highway 
• The museum sits next to the Mississippi River with a levee above that offers stunning views and sits next to railroad tracks that used to be Chicago & North Western railroad. 

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 Calendar of Events

​Saturday Programs: 10:30-Noon
Oct 13: Paper Making
Oct 20: Halloween Programs

Toddler Thursdays, 10am-Noon
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month starting September 20. Funded through the United Way of Clinton

Halloween Party
October 27: 3pm-7pm
Return of the Haunted Maze, plus Halloween games & activities. Come dressed up. The maze will be scary but is meant for kids.  Given the additional Halloween activities and maze, admission is $10 for children and $3 for adults. 

Sawmill Museum Gator or Cash Raffle 
 Win a new John Deere Gator 560E  4x4 from Sloan Implement!   OR     Choose to take $6,000 cash
Purchase a Raffle Ticket:  1 for $50   3 for $125
 Drawing Will Be Mid-November

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Help Us Tell The Public

​Clinton's Lumber Story

• The Sawmill Museum is searching for docents who are available weekends and/or weekdays to run the registers and provide tours. 
• Do you have artifacts or stories to share? 
• An idea for an exhibit or a program

Contact the museum at director@thesawmillmuseum.org to become a volunteer, donate an artifact, or share an idea. 

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