HARRISON – The first open house and tour of the Scribner’s Sawmill and Homestead for the season will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 24. The site will be open the first and third Saturdays for the rest of the summer, ending Saturday, Aug. 30, Labor Day weekend.

The original 1847 sawmill, housed an up and down sash saw to cut dimension lumber and machinery to manufacture clapboards, shingles and lathe, all the wooden materials needed to construct a house at the time.

At the turn of the 20th century, Scribner’s Mill also manufactured barrels for the local apple industry, then turned to making ammunition boxes during World War II. The mill continues to make barrels and shingles while the restoration of the site continues.

The homestead, built in 1849, was the home for five generations of the Scribner family and is interpreted as it appeared in the 1920s when it was remodeled and electricity, generated at the mill, was installed.

The barn holds a large collection of antique mill equipment. Behind the barn is the ice house, which is full of tools used in harvesting ice off the Crooked River.

Scribner’s Mill is one mile south of Bolsters Mills on Jesse Mill Road just over the bridge in Harrison. Entrance is free; however, donations are welcome and used for the continued restoration of the site.

For more information call or to schedule a private tour, call 583-mill (6455). To schedule a group tour or a school field trip, call education coordinator Nancy Grigg at 647- 4459.