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All the United States Maine Eastport Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum
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Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

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Raye’s Mustard is a mainstay in the easternmost city in the U.S.   Randy Duchaine / Alamy Stock Photo
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Raye’s Mustard is known for its small batches of classic yellow and specialty blends of mustard.   Cindy Hopkins / Alamy Stock Photo
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Eastport, Maine, is the easternmost city in the continental United States, but that’s not its only superlative: it’s also home to the last traditional stone-ground mustard mill in North America.

In 1900, J.W. Raye began crafting mustard to supply the town’s thriving sardine canneries. Sardines were packed with mustard as a preservative, due to its acidic nature. Three years later, he built a mill around several quartz grindstones imported from France. 

Ever since, Raye’s Mustard has used the mill for its traditional stone-ground mustards, honoring its tradition of crafting small batches of classic yellow and specialty blends of mustard. Each 500-gallon batch takes roughly a month to produce. 

Today, fourth-generation owners Karen and Kevin Raye welcome thousands of visitors from all over the world to their mustard museum. Learn about the inner workings of the vintage mill and the detailed mustard-making process, plus take a look back at the condiment’s key role in Eastport’s bygone sardine industry.

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Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum
83 Washington Street
Eastport, Maine, 04631
United States
44.907132, -66.996053
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