Past Events….
November 11, 2018. It wasn’t quite winter yet, but the dogs were ready to race! Click here for more info. |
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![]() May 23-25, 2018 – Children’s Days 9 AM – 1 PM Historical hands-on activities and demonstrations, wagon rides, and fish swimming upstream! Reservations required $5 per person |
May 26 – Alewife Day 10 AM – 1 PM, 2018 See the alewives swim upstream! Smoked fish, kid’s games, mills running, Machinery Hall open $3 per person ages 12+ |
June 16, 2018 – On the Run! Blackman Stream Alewife Cross Country Run 8:30 See website for race details![]() |
Saturday, July 7, 2018–Engineering History at the Mill – Exploring our Water-Powered Sash SawmillIn 1850 Maine had 2,000 water-powered mills providing clean renewable energy. There were 6 mills on Blackman Stream. On that Saturday, we ran and took a closer look at our water-powered sawmill to learn how it works. We learned how to calculate the horsepower from the overshot waterwheel. We explored the mechanical details of the sawmill, including a wooden gear train that increases the saw speed, a ratcheting automatic feed system, and a water-powered friction winch that returns the saw carriage. This is one of the last water-powered sash sawmills with wooden gears left in the country. Presenter: Herb Crosby, Professor Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
Saturday, July 21–11:00 – 12:30, 2018. Photo Walk at the Maine Forest & Logging Museum. |
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