Tide Mill Institute continues its mission of researching and cataloging historic tide mill sites and promoting the use of tidal energy as a sustainable power source. In the past year, we have accomplished the following:
- Transferred mid-twentieth century notes and papers of Peveril Meigs, tide mill researcher, to the Maine State Library.
- Expanded our growing database of worldwide tide mill sites.
- Built a consortium with Canadian researchers investigating seventeenth-century tide mill remnants in Maine and the Maritime provinces of Canada.
- Collaborated with preservation organizations on several extant tide mill structures on the east coast of the U.S.
- Organized and found a publicly-accessible home for the Bud Warren Collection of multi-decade tide mill research.
- Worked with engineers, scientists, and the National Hydropower Association to investigate sites for future tidal power generation.
TMI is always looking for information (deeds, oral history, maps, physical remnants) about tide mill sites. Please contact TMI if you can help.