Hancock Lumber’s 5,000 acres of privately owned working forest encompass parts of Casco, Naples and Otisfield. Jugtown Forest is open to the public for responsible recreation including horseback riding, ATVing, snowmobiling, hunting, and some of the best hiking in Maine! Please enjoy our miles of marked trails in accordance with our rules and regulations. We […]
Jugtown Forest
Hancock Lumber In and Around the Community
Take a look at a few community stories from around the company! Innovative Veterans’ shelter initiative in Boothbay! Damariscotta, ME – Three local Veterans in the Boothbay area have rallied to try and solve a ubiquitous problem for Veterans here in maine, and across the nation. All Veterans themselves, the trio is in the early […]
Hancock Pine: a time-tested signature product since 1848
Hancock Pine: a time-tested signature product since 1848 August 1947: Percy Frank, sawyer, works at Hancock’s mill Since 1848, Hancock Lumber has been growing Eastern White Pine trees, manufacturing them into Hancock Pine products, and employing hardworking Mainers who choose to live and work in the Pine Tree state. Century-old homes stand today with beautiful Eastern White […]
Hancock Hosts Forestry Field Day at Jugtown Forest
Engaged students answer questions about Hancock’s working forest Hancock Lumber collaborated with Project Learning Tree and Lake Region Middle School to host a Forestry Field Day event on June 3rd for a hundred students. In an effort to bring the classroom to a real-world setting, students spent part of the day touring historic Jugtown Forest […]
Jugtown Forest Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting
Company president, Kevin Hancock, cuts the ceremonial ribbon with brother Matt Hancock. 5,000 acres with miles of marked trails now officially open to the public for recreation and nature exploration in Casco, Naples and Otisfield, Maine. Hancock Lumber held what might have been “the most overdue ribbon-cutting ceremony in American history”, according to landowner Kevin […]