Patten Lumbermen's Museum
The posted 2026 season ran from May 22 to October 12. Dates for 2027 are not posted yet.
Museum of Maine logging in Patten with a film, a Lombard steam log hauler, a blacksmith shop and outbuildings including a sawmill; open in summer only, Tuesday to Sunday.
Ways to visit
Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided) Seasonal
Closed for the season on October 12, 2026; 2027 dates are not posted.
- What you see
- Exhibits, Groundslumbermensmuseum.org, 2026-11-06
- How
- Walk inlumbermensmuseum.org, 2026-11-06
- When
- In 2026: Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in May and June; Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 3 to October 12. Closed Mondays except the three holiday Mondays. The museum asks visitors to check back for schedule changes.Season: 2026-05-22 to 2026-10-12 (2026: Fridays to Sundays in May and June, then Tuesday to Sunday from July 3 to October 12. Also open the Monday holidays.)Closed: Mondays except Memorial Day, Labor Day and Columbus DayCalendar ↗lumbermensmuseum.org, 2026-11-06
- Booking
- Not statedNo booking is mentioned for individual visitors. School groups can ask for narrated tours.lumbermensmuseum.org, 2026-11-06
- Cost
- PaidAges 12 to 65: $12 · Ages 65 and over: $10 · Ages 4 to 12: $7Free for children under 4 and adults over 90. The age bands overlap at 12 and 65 as the museum prints them.lumbermensmuseum.org, 2026-11-06
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Patten Lumbermen's Museum covers the logging industry of northern Maine. A reception center shows a film on lumbering and log driving and displays tools, clothing and photographs. Outbuildings on the grounds include logging camps, a blacksmith shop and a sawmill, and visitors can see a Lombard steam log hauler, a machine that replaced teams of horses. It opens only in the warmer months and had closed for the season on October 12, 2026.
Run by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum.
Getting there
61 Shin Pond Road, Patten, ME, 04765
Half a mile off Route 11, northwest of Patten, on Route 159 (Shin Pond Road), on the Katahdin Scenic Byway toward Baxter State Park. The map point comes from a street-address lookup, which can be off on long rural roads.
The pin marks the visitor entrance (46.00144, -68.45209). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Curator: curator@lumbermensmuseum.org
Last checked 2026-11-06. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- lumbermensmuseum.org/about-us/ · official page · read 2026-11-06For: name; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): what you see; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): booking
- geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineadd… · US Census Bureau geocoder · read 2026-11-06For: location
- lumbermensmuseum.org/directions/ · official page · read 2026-11-06For: street address
- lumbermensmuseum.org · official page · read 2026-11-06For: phone and email; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): cost; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): requirements
- lumbermensmuseum.org/events/ · official page · read 2026-11-06For: Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): open or closed; Museum, camps, sawmill and log hauler (self-guided): days and hours
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