The Birches Resort » January

A Successful Day on the Ice

admin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:56:56 +0000

Hi Everyone!

Winter is in full swing here at The Birches Resort. The snowmobiling is excellent on all trails with recent grooming and more to take place over the week-end. Cross country skiing trails have been groomed and have 3 inches of light powder today. Groomer will be going out again this week-end.

For all of you who like to ice fish take a look at this. One of our staff members treated a friend to a day of fishing through the ice here at The Birches. Looks like it they had a successful day!

Success on Moosehead!

The Birches Resort has ice shacks for rent and the fishing is obviously good. Give us a call to reserve one and come spend the day or the week with us. Our ice shacks are conveniently located right out in front of The Birches Main Lodge so you can easily come in for a nice hot lunch and a warm -up by the fireplace. The winter scenery surrounding Moosehead Lake is quite spectacular. Don’t miss the opportunity to see it!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

John

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Try a yurt in winter

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:43:16 +0000

January is moving on very fast. It has been a beautiful month with great winter temperatures for outdoor activities. We have only had a small number if days with below zero readings. The ice in front of The Birches is safe now for activities. I have been flying my ski plane off of the ice for a few days now. The ice fishing is really good now as is the XC skiing and snowmobiling. The days are starting to get longer now. At least a full 40 minutes more than December 21. The best of winter is about to be here. Nice warm days in the 30′s and clear nights for star gazers.

Winter is a great time to spend a night or two in one of our Yurts. Get it while you can.

Have a great Maine day.

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Great snowshoeing

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:39:48 +0000

Good Morning,

Moosehead lake is frozen now, but anyone venturing out on the ice should be careful. The winter is off to a good start with pleasant temperatures and lots of snow. This has been a relatively warm January so far. The winter sports are great with plenty of good snow for all activities. Snowshoeing is fun this time of year and is great exercise for all.

More later..have a great day

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Backcountry Cross Country Skiing

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:02:27 +0000

It has been cold here the past week. The lake is completely frozen and people are ice fishing out in front of The Birches. Snowmobile are crossing from Rockwood to MT Kineo now. Check with locals before crossing. I will be flying off of the ice starting this weekend. Winter is in full swing and there is lots of snow. Did you know that there is access to many thousands of acres of wetlands during winter because everything s frozen. I regularly fly to remote water bodies during the winter and xc ski the frozen back water streams and bogs. It is so quiet out there..no snowmobiles and only frozen beauty and wildlife. The Maine woods are fantastic where there has been good forestry. Proper forestry leave woodlands with good cover and some mature trees.

The forest that surrounds The Birches is managed for recreation and timber products. You can ski , snowmobile and hike through many miles of nice forest at all times.

There are moose, deer, fox,coyotes, rabbits, bobcats and Canada Lynx on our property.

Now is a good time to hike out on the frozen lake at night to view the Milky Way Galaxy (our home galaxy). The stars are amazing on a clear cold night. Dress warm and enjoy.

The Birches is in full swing now with all ski trails and Yurts opened.

All snowmobile trails are now opened and groomed three to four nights per week.

Have a great day.

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Best early snow in years

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:56:48 +0000

The best early snow we have had in years. The lake is frozen and all trails are excellent. I need to get out there skiing..it is absolutely awesome with over two feet of powder everywhere. More to come later.

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