LOMBARD LOG HAULER 
RESTORATION PROJECT The restoration of the Steam Lombard Log Hauler at our Bradley, Maine, site is the most active project in progress at the museum. To date, this project has involved well over 150 individuals, along with help from many companies and the University of Maine. There have been more than 50 major donors supporting the project through funds, materials, time, and services, and the level of enthusiasm remains high as progress continues to be made. 
Our goal is to continue that progress, and for our machine to become operational! A restored and running Lombard Log Hauler will provide a strong educational tool, to show the people of today how the mechanical technology of forest product harvesting began. Fortunately, our machine is quite complete, though over ninety years of being both worked and stored out in the woods has taken its toll. In spite of the work already done through the efforts and dedication of volunteers and the donated services and expertise from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Maine, there is much yet to be done to fully restore our Lombard. Four men were required to operate the Loghauler: The Lombard at Leonard's Mills was built about 1910, and came from near Ross Lake, north of Allagash Lake. Our aim is to operate the Lombard, and continue to offer educational and enjoyable programs for the public. New volunteers interested in restoration work or historical research are encouraged to contact the Museum and get involved. Contact the museum office for more information at 207.581.2871, or Bill Lynch at 207.722.3289. Lombard Restoration Project nears its goal to fully restore the Lombard - with just the boiler remaining to be restored! Please help us restore the BOILER of the Steam Lombard Log Hauler! We need to raise $35,000 to pay for this FINAL piece of the restoration project, which requires restoration to be state certified boiler - then the Lombard will once again roar under its own power to educate the people of today, and help them understand the outstanding mechanical ingenuity of their ancestors and about Maine's rich forest heritage! Join the BOILER PLATE Club! The first 35 donors who give $1000 or more towards the restoration of the boiler will have the option of having their names on the special "BOILER PLATE" plaque! To donate your support towards restoration of the boiler send a check or money order made payable to the Maine Forest &
Logging Museum, to: Indicate if you would prefer to break up your gift into payments, and in which month to start. The Maine Forest & Logging Museum is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization - gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. For more information on Lombard Log Haulers, check out this website from Professor Herbert Crosby at the University of Maine. |
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