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

Parents Night Out, August 13, 4pm-8pm
Click here to reserve your spot. Drop your kid off and let us entertain them. Pizza will be provided. $10 per kid. 

Sawmill Museum Charity Auction,  September 18
Held at Rastrelli's Tuscany Room, the night will feature live auction, silent auction items, dessert dash, and more.  

Sawmill Museum 10th Anniversary Month Long Celebration! 
A month of special events: chainsaw artists, craft nights, sawing demonstrations, lectures, and more! 

Sawmill Food& Beverage Fest, January 27, Save the Date! 
You don't want to miss the return of the best random Thursday night in the winter event in town. 

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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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