About us
Located in Albany, Vermont, in the heart of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, sawmill owners Colleen Goodridge and sons Doug, Mark, and Brian obtain the locally harvested white cedar logs needed for their specialty products from many area landowners, loggers, and truckers.
Who We Are
Welcome to Goodridge Lumber-a family owned and operated business specializing in the production of white cedar log homes, log siding, decking and rough and finished lumber.
Established in 1974, Goodridge Lumber processes approximately 1 million board feet of white cedar logs annually and offers a variety of specialty products. Orders are both retail and wholesale. In their 50+ years of operation, they have earned the reputation of being a quality cedar supplier in the northeastern United States. Goodridge Lumber has maintained high standards in the community and in the lumber industry as well.
The Crew
Our History
This story begins with the Goodridge family wanting to have a log home. Working with a farmer just down the road harvesting logs during the winter season, logs of the appropriate size were saved out for this log home. When spring came and the pile of logs were stacked up, the idea of sawing the logs themselves seemed logical. A Belsaw was purchased from a farm in Glover-located in a field on hay wagon covered with a tarp. The sawmill was brought to the neighbor’s farm and hooked to the tractor for power. Missing parts, the logs for the log home were sold to get the sawmill running… the story continues…
Mill upgrades including installation of chipper, edger, thin kerf resaw, automatic hydraulic carriage and feedworks. Also constructed a 30 X 144 lumber drying shed.
Installed a thin kerf frame saw from Sweden. Purchased Irasburg property-27 acres with 48X150 warehouse allowing the mill to inventory planed lumber.
Electrical infrastructure upgrade.
Running 1.3 miles of three phase utility lines connecting our manufacturing facility to our local utility grid. This allowed us to lower our carbon footprint by reducing our diesel fuel usage by 13,000 gallons per year. It also put the infrastructure in place for future value added operations.
Children's Book
Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs-A Trip to the Sawmill
Written by Joyce Slayton Mitchell-photographs by Steven Borns
Goodridge Lumber obtains the locally harvested white cedar logs needed for their specialty wood products from many area landowners, loggers and truckers.
See these people as well as the sawmill in the children's book:
Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs-A Trip to the Sawmill
Although written for young readers, this book is enjoyed by all ages, from preschool to adult, and is often used in schools as part of their natural resource curriculum.
To obtain your copy of Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs-A Trip to the Sawmill contact Goodridge Lumber. $15.95 + $5 s/h (plus tax if applicable) per copy.
"The hustle and bustle of action is an exciting visit to the world of skilled people and powerful machines. Watch saws whirling, sawdust and chips flying, and trees and logs being cut and moved. Throughout the book all the logging and milling activity is surrounded by healthy, growing trees which will provide wood for future harvests." - George Buzzell, Orleans County (VT) Forester
