Patten Lumbermens Museum

Watch the preparation of the bean pits and the beans for Saturday's dinner at the museum

Traditional bean hole baked beans prepared the way river drivers made them, Maine red hot dogs, bake-well biscuits baked over open fire, coleslaw, gingerbread, boiled coffee, wagon rides with John Boyce's horses, live music, blacksmithing demonstrations, wood turning demonstrations, children's games, and crafters' tables

Traditional Bean Hole Beans baked on Museum grounds, Reflector Oven Biscuits, Coleslaw, Maine Hot Dogs, Gingerbread, Coffee brewed over open fire, Artisans, Authors, Music and More at Patten Lumbermen's Museum

2026 Events The Patten Lumbermen’s Museum, with a unanimous vote of the founding Board of Directors, was Incorporated in January 1963 as a non-profit 501c3 Corporation ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th 1:00-5:00 Patten Lumbermen’s Museum will open Friday, May 22rd, 2026 Memorial Day week-end. We are open on all Monday holidays, including May 25th, Memorial Day, September 7th, Labor Day and October 12th, Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day. Please check back often for any changes to t