Mission of the Tide Mill Institute
- to advance appreciation of the American and international heritage of tide mill technology;
- to encourage research into the location and history of tide mill sites;
- to serve as a repository for tide mill data for students, scholars, engineers and the general public and to support and expand the community of these tide mill stakeholders;
- to promote appropriate re-uses of old tide-mill sites and the development of the use of tides as an energy source.