Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill

About Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill

The Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill is a water-powered sawmill at 172 Iron St. (Route 214) in Ledyard, Connecticut. It is "a rare surviving example of a technology that was once commonplace," a sash-type sawmill restored to working order in the 1970s. Volunteers run it, and the public can watch it saw logs. Demonstrations run on Saturday afternoons from 1 to 4 pm in April and May and in October and November. Volunteers saw logs on the historic sash sawmill each Saturday afternoon, and there is no admission charge. The mill sits in Sawmill Park, which is open to the public every day of the year and has a mill pond, wood bridges over Lee Brook, and picnic tables. Visitors can also see a blacksmith shop, a circular sawmill, a shingle machine, ice harvesting tools, and a gristmill. The town of Ledyard owns the sawmill and the park. The mill does not offer timber buying, logging, or forest management to landowners. This suits a landowner who wants to see how water-powered sawing worked, or who enjoys old mill history, but not one who needs a buyer for standing timber or a logger for a tract. From ledyardsawmill.org, read 10 October 2026.