Building and Artifacts

The Bucksport Paper Mill Museum will be housed at the former mill gatehouse located at 4 Mariner Way in Bucksport. It sits at the entrance to the former paper mill. Volunteers are working to complete the renovation to create a completed space to display an extensive collection of artifacts donated by former mill workers and their families. The space will also offer educational programs and events.

The restoration effort is being led by Wesley “Chip” Stubbs, restoration foreman, and Larry Wahl, restoration consultant. Under their leadership much work has already been done to clean up the inside and outside of the building.

A pulp grinding-stone, donated by Lynn and Tom Moriarity and moved into place by Bobby Wardwell and crew, is now located in front of the building to become the base of a sign.

Volunteers are needed to help with the work! Please contact Chip at chip9516@gmail.com or 207-299-5291.

The former gatehouse building that will house the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.
Aerial view of the Bucksport Paper Mill with an arrow pointing to the gatehouse building

Photo by Benjamin Magro, date indecipherable, from desk of late Howard Bridges, former mill worker, courtesy of daughter Charlotte. The red arrow points to the gatehouse building.

Chip Stubbs, renovation foreman and Ed Ranzoni, volunteer.
Bucksport Historical Society and Bucksport Paper Mill Museum Working Group members stand near a model of the No. 4 paper machine.
A group of people meeting inside the unfinished museum building to discuss future exhibits.
A model of the No. 4 Paper Machine from the Bucksport Paper Mill.
Chip Stubbs uses a pressure washer to clean interior brick walls at the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.
A grinding stone from the paper mill sits outside the building that will soon hold the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.
Members of the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum walk through the unfinished building.
Larry Wahl with a new window behind him that has been installed at the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.
The future home of the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum on a snowy winter day.
A brick building with a banner in the window that says "Future Home of the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum"
The exterior of the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.
A volunteer raking and cleaning up outside of the Bucksport Paper Mill Museum.