Town of Winn, Maine

Town of Winn, Maine Established in 1820 and nestled on the east side of the Penobscot River in Penobscot County. Winn, who bought the township in 1843. Winn grew quickly. The Rev.

Joseph Snow first settled in the area of Winn in 1820, the year Maine also became a state, establishing Snowville along what is now the Old Military Road off US Route 2. The town continued to be called Snowville, or River Plantation No. 4, until 1852 when the name was changed to Five Islands Plantation. Finally, in 1857, the town was incorporated as Winn, named for John M. About five miles away fr

om the town center in East Winn, a sawmill, grist mill, and shingle mill thrived. And in 1863, Shaw Tilson & Co., later Shaw Brothers, built the world's second-largest tannery near the town's steamboat landing. The tannery business brought a large hotel, the Katahdin House, along with a bustling retail center with fashionable millinery, a dry goods store, a druggist, and a paint store. Thomas Marden came from Pennsylvania to establish St. Thomas Church, where an Episcopal congregation continues to worship today in the original Gothic-style wooden church. Today, the quiet town, which covers 43.8 square miles, is home to about 170 households and two schools-Lee Academy and the Lee-Winn Elementary School. It offers residents and visitors access to miles of recreational trails for riding and snow sledding, along with boating and fishing on Dwinal Pond.

12/28/2025

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11/17/2025

Please attend Tomorrow night’s Selectboard meeting at 6:00pm. State Senator Mike Tipping will be here to discuss his work and to discuss Real Estate Property Tax Relief Task Force. Copies of the draft documents are available at the Town Office.

Tuesday night’s agenda for the Select Board meeting. State Senator Mike Tipping will be here, please attend if interest...
11/14/2025

Tuesday night’s agenda for the Select Board meeting. State Senator Mike Tipping will be here, please attend if interested!

Tonight’s Planning Board agenda
11/13/2025

Tonight’s Planning Board agenda

11/10/2025

The Winn Town Office will be closed tomorrow in honor of Veterans Day! Thank you all for your service and thank you for coming home safely.

Tomorrow night’s Planning Board meeting
11/05/2025

Tomorrow night’s Planning Board meeting

11/04/2025

The polls are open in Winn tomorrow from 10am to 8pm.

10/29/2025

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Winn, ME
04495

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12077367111

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