Come visit one of Maine's oldest historical sites!

DAILY OPEN HOUSE & SPECIAL EVENTS

Leonard's Mills is open daily year round for visitors to take a leisurely walk around the site reading interpretive signs at each point of interest, explore our self-guiding nature trails, or enjoy a quiet moment by the pond. Special events through the season give visitors a feel for life in the late 1700s. Children's Day features games and entertainment of days gone by. Woodsmen's Day presents logging practices from hand felling and limbing to 20th century Lombard log hauler displays. Blacksmith Roundup brings together smiths from the area displaying their skills. In winter, there are horse drawn sled rides when visitors can see the woods of Maine in all its splendor.

Calendar of Events 2009

Horse-drawn Sled Rides

Sundays, January 11, 25, February 8, 22, March 8 (10am - 3pm)

Ride through the forest and around an early lumbering settlement on horse-drawn sleds. Meet at the Blacksmith's Shop, then return there after the ride to enjoy hot chocolate by the wood stove.

Woodsmen's Day

Saturday, April 25 (10am - 3pm)

Come watch the forestry teams form several area colleges in good-spirited competition and learn about the tools of the lumbering trade and the life of the lumberer.

Children's Days

Thursday, Friday, May 28, 29, and Thursday, June 4 (9am - 1:30pm)

Children are invited to participate in period-appropriate activities to learn what life was like in the 1790's before electricity. Registration is required!

Summer at Leonard's Mills

Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12 (10am - 4pm)

Step back in time to the 1790's as our colonial village comes alive. Colonial era spinning, candlemaking, wood working, trapping, blacksmithing, and many more traditional activities are demonstrated. Come try some bean-hole beans and take an old-fashioned horse drawn wagon ride and participate in hands-on activities.

Summer Saturdays

Saturdays in July, August, and September (10am - 3pm)

Additional programs are being planned to present new and in-depth experiences highlighting life in an early lumbering settlement.

Lumbering in the Maine Woods: Men and Their Machines

Saturday, August 15 (10am - 3pm)

Chronological demonstrations of Maine's forest history from the 1600's up to the present day. See our many machines of the lumbering trade in action.

Blacksmith's Roundup

Saturday, September 12 (10am - 3pm)

Join the New England Blacksmiths for some fancy forging. The morning includes training by a master blacksmith. The afternoon offers demonstrations in the yard. Visitors get a chance to try their hand at this craft.

Living History Days

Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4 (10am - 4pm)

A perfect time to view the foliage of our beautiful forest while experiencing life in a 1790's colonial village. Enjoy bateau rides, wagon rides, making homemade cedar shakes, and fresh pressed cider and more.

For information on admission fees, directions, and school programs, please call (207)974-6278. The Museum is open daily from April through October for self-guided tours; the nature trails are open year round. Donations accepted. Leonard's Mills is located on Route 178 in Bradley, about halfway between Brewer and Milford. Maine Forest and Logging Museum, Inc., P. O. Box 456, Orono, ME 04473-0456.