The Sawmill Museum

 Location:      2231 Grant Street
                        Clinton, Iowa 52732

Hours:           Tues-Sat: 10am-6pm
                        Sunday 1pm-5pm
                        Monday: 1pm-6pm 
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​Admission:   Adults (13 & Above): $6.00
                        Children (4-12): $5.00
                        Children 0-3: Free

Upcoming Events

Sawmill Museum 10th Anniversary Month Long Celebration! 
10 special events in October for our 10th! 

Early Childhood Playgroup, 1st and Third Thursday, 10am-11am
Starting September 16, FREE for toddlers and their parents. Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency educators are on hand for play and skill development. Thanks to Arby's Foundation, Thiesen's, and Clinton County United Way. 
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​Sawmill Museum Trivia Night, November 12, Evening  
With Trivia Chick, trivia in the museum. ​

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Sawmill Stories & Our Book 

The museum has a book out which can be shipped directly to you. And with the Clinton Herald and the Clinton History Club, comes a weekly podcast called Sawmill Stories. 

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​A Glimpse at the Museum   

• Overview of Exhibits
  • Journey from Forests of Wisconsin to Clinton's' 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

Historical Routes are Our Roots

•  The Sawmill Museum has the  National Park Passport Cancellation Stamp through Silos & Smokestacks as well as their 25th Anniversary stamp (we are not a national park)
• The museum is  a Great River Road interpretative Center
• The museum sits on the Historic Lincoln Highway 
• The museum is on two byways for the Iowa Scenic Byway Passport
• The museum sits next to the Mississippi River with a levee above that offers stunning views and sits next to railroad tracks  

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