Hope Mill
Historic Mill
KEENE, ONTARIO
Circa 1835 William Lang and his wife Jane (Stewart) Lang built a carding and fulling mill on the Indian River, a mile north of the village of Lang. The sawmill in Lang burned in 1873 and shortly thereafter, William and his son-in-law Richard Hope added a saw house to their mill. By 1892 the wool and carding business was discontinued and the Hope family provided much-needed lumbering services to the community until 1966.
The original sawmill and wood-finishing equipment have been fully restored. In the upper floor of the building is a wood-working museum and archival records from the early wool and carding era.
Come and watch the heritage equipment cut and finish lumber just like it was done by our pioneer ancestors.
Mill News and events
A New Life for an Old Mill
The jobs on the whiteboard could have been assigned to workers almost any time in Hope Mill’s long history. Today, though, it’s volunteers pulling logs…
Hope Mill wins Heritage Award
Hope Mill wins Heritage Award Hope Mill was awarded the 2020 Heritage Preservation Award for promoting heritage and preserving the history of Peterborough County. This…
Hope Mill Featured on Local News
Hope Mill Featured on Local News We had host, Caley Bedor out earlier this week to tour the mill and even saw a few logs!…
