Announcing the launch of the Gatehouse Fund

Left to right: Mill gatehouse restoration foreman Chip Stubbs and consultant Larry Wahl.

May 2024

Deed in hand, The Bucksport Paper Mill Museum Working Group is announcing the launch of a "Gatehouse Fund" campaign under the leadership of businessman, civic leader, and former summer St. Regis mill employee, Ron Russell of Verona Island. The initial fundraising effort, the Founders Fund, Labor Day 2021 to Labor Day 2022, successfully raised monies to secure and insure the old gatehouse, sometimes referred to as the "guardshack," one of the many functions of the building through the years. The Gatehouse Fund will finance the facility's renovation and outfitting in preparation for exhibits under the expertise of foreman Chip Stubbs, builder and longtime Tender of Paper Machine #5, in consultation with local businessman and artist Larry Wahl, restorer and steward of historical buildings. The cleanup work is underway, according to Stubbs who is recruiting volunteers. For more information contact ronrussell713@gmail.com or chip9516@gmail.com, tel. 299 - 5291. Donations from groups and individuals and "in honor" and "memory of" are most welcome and should be sent to Bucksport Historical Society / Gatehouse Fund, P.O. Box 798, Bucksport, 04416. Donors will receive personalized keepsake certificates honoring their part and their names will be displayed into the future.

An example of the personalized keepsake certificates that donors will receive.