THE SAWMILL MUSEUM
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FREE Field Trip Scholarship   

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Until funds run out, The Sawmill has a free field trip scholarship for 2022-2023. For all K-12 schools in Clinton & Whiteside County.  Thank you to Ann & John Eisenman/Abstract Title and Roger Hill. 

Field Trip Dates & Times

Tuesday-Friday with a two hour window. We are open 10am-6pm. We can open  slightly before 10 for a field trip; unless we find staffing to become an issue. Ideally 9:30-11:30ish; 10:00-Noon; Noon-2pm; 1pm-3pm would be the times. 

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Activities 

For 2022-2023 field trips receiving scholarships will have a set agenda. Schools will be divided into to three groups, depending on size. They will rotate stations. 
Phase 1 (10 minutes per): Station 1: Tour sawroom, Station 2: tour museum, Station 3: watch introduction video
Phase 2 (20 minutes per): Station 1: Water table, Station 2: Cabins, Station 3: Activity 
This will take 90 minutes.  

There is the option for the lunch room as well and of course free play as a classroom. Then within that 90 minutes, if you would rather have more tour or more play, we can adjust. 
 

Lunch Room
The museum's classroom can seat 50-75 students for lunch and is available upon request. 
Train and special activities 
For $2 extra per student, The Sawmill Museum's trackless train can take kids on a 15-20 minute ride around the museum grounds. Train can fit 20-24 kids at a time. In addition to a classroom activity or instead of a class activity, the museum also has outside activities like a tree scavenger hunt, playing with historic games, and more. 
Homeschool groups 
The museum offers the same field trip itinerary for homeschool groups as well as a group rate for a homeschool social gathering as long as group is above 15. If a proven homeschool network group through AEA or the likes, a field trip scholarship might be granted. 

Located along the Mississippi River at the crossroads of the Great River Road and the Lincoln Highway, ​ come discover when Clinton was at the crossroads of lografts, sawmills, and railroads. 


Hours

Tu-Sat: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 1pm-5pm
Monday: 1pm-6pm
Museum is closed on Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and January 1

Admission Prices

Adults (13 & Above): $6.00
Children (4-12): $5.00
Children 0-3: Free
​​Memberships: Family for $80, Individual for $25, Duo for $45

Group Rates Available for 15 (Must Call At Least 24 Hours in Advance)
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Address

2231 Grant Street
​PO Box 3191
​Clinton, Iowa 52732

Contact

563.242.0343
Matt: ​director@thesawmillmuseum.org
Kaitlyn: ​education@thesawmillmuseum.org
Photo used under Creative Commons from ThoseGuys119
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Support Us
    • Volunteering
  • Education Corner
    • History
    • Collection
    • Live Mississippi River Cam
    • Field Trips 101
  • Memberships
  • Events
    • CountrySchoolConf
    • SpeakerSeries