Getting started
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Birocapedia was made and is managed by a Birch Rock camper. It has no affiliation with Birch Rock Camp. Here are some things you can do if you are new here:
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- Read some help pages to learn a little bit about how to use this site
- Write an article about something at Birch Rock like your favorite activity, your cabin, or anything that you think merits an article
- Look at the pages that have already been made and edit them
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News
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It is Monday, November 25, 2024
- Birocapedia is online as of April 21, 2008
- The Brewster Lodge is under construction
See the current events page for more news and future events
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Featured article: Flagstaff Lake
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Flagstaff Lake used to be smaller until the Long Falls Dam was built on the Dead River in 1956, diverting it's flow into the Keenebec River, which enlarging the lake and turning it into a reservoir used for hydroelectric production. This submerged or partially submerged four towns- Flagstaff, Bigelow, Dead River and Carrying Place. These towns were all abandoned and dismantled before they were flooded; contrary to legend there are no buildings under the surface.
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Featured facts: swimming
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- A Duck is about half of a mile long
- Jean Hard was the first and only woman to swim her Whale
- A CIT can swim his Whale if he did not do it during his senior camper year
- A Loon is about a mile long
- Seals usually start at Seal Rock which is a submerged rock at the north end of Lake McWain although they can start at Waziyatah
- Instructional swim is done every day except Sunday for all four age groups
List of articles about swimming
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