Moosehead Historical Society presents History by the Lake (The Muzzy Family & The Indian Hill Farm)

Aerial phtos of Indian Hill

History by the Lake: The Muzzy Family & Indian Hill Farm
Thursday, August 27  |  4:00 – 5:00 PM
Center for Moosehead History  |  Free

Join us for a family history presentation tracing the Muzzy family’s life on the land from their arrival in Greenville in 1910 through the end of the farming operation in 1970. The presenter will share stories and photographs of Indian Hill Farm — including the devastating 1929 fire and the community effort that rebuilt it, and the dairy operation that served Greenville for decades. Brothers Matt, Mark, and Luke will join the conversation with their own memories and insights.

When S.L. Muzzy arrived in Greenville in 1910 and purchased a large farm overlooking Moosehead Lake, he was planting roots that would hold for generations. What followed was six decades of hard work, heartbreak, resilience, and reinvention on a piece of land that became one of the most recognizable names in the region.

In October 1929, as the Great Depression began, a fire destroyed the entire farm — barns, equipment, livestock, and the family home. The community rallied, neighbors shared hay to feed the surviving cattle, and by the following spring, Indian Hill Farm rose from the ashes with a new farmhouse and barn.

Through the decades that followed, the farm evolved with the times. What began as a subsistence operation — selling milk, eggs, and meat door-to-door by horse and wagon — grew into a mechanized dairy farm and eventually Indian Hill Farm Dairy, Greenville’s last remaining active farm by 1950. The family also pioneered tourism in the region, building rental cottages in the 1920s later constructing Indian Hill Motel, the first motel in the Moosehead Lake area, and then the Indian Hill Trading Post in 1978.

Join us as the Muzzy family shares this story through photographs and memories, tracing Indian Hill Farm from 1910 through 1970 when the farming operation came to a close. Executive Director Luke Muzzy will lead the presentation and brothers Matt and Mark will be on hand to add their own recollections and take questions from the audience.

Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Center for Moosehead History