Proposed Bucksport museum would honor town’s once thriving papermaking past

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 8, 2022

The Bucksport Historical Society has secured enough funds to buy and insure the old guard house at the former Verso Paper Mill, which closed in 2014 after 84 years of operation. The historical society expects to close on the property next month and could open the museum in the next couple years. Last Labor Day, the historical society set a one-year fundraising goal of $10,000 to cover closing costs, insurance and the $1 price tag. Last month, they surpassed that goal and are moving forward with the deed transfer process.