The Sawmill Museum

 Location:      2231 Grant Street
                        Clinton, Iowa 52732

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

Upcoming Events

---

Sawmill Axe Throwing, October 13, 5:30-7pm
Let us know you are coming; open axe throwing Thursday night. 

Sawmill Volunteer Orientation, September 30
Two sessions, one 10:15-11 and then 4pm-4:45

Early Childhood Playgroup, 1st & 3rd Thursday 10am-11am
Starting September 15 and going until May, this is a FREE hour for social interaction for toddlers and their adults. Sponsored by United Way and Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency 

Sawmill Stories & Our Book 

Buy The Hidden History of Clinton, Iowa today. It's the museum's book and can be shipped directly to you. Then, in conjunction with the Clinton Herald and the Clinton History Club, comes a weekly podcast called Sawmill Stories. 

Mississippi river webcam

---

​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
  • Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Leadership Partner

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 a recipient of Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs' Cultural Leadership Partnership. 
• 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  

​

---