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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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'''Campcraft''' is an activity at Birch Rock where campers learn how to use knifes, how to make fires, and other survival skills. It is generally a popular activity, most campers go to it at least a few times. There are four Campcraft badges instead of the usual three for most activities. There is the Junior Badge, Senior, Advanced, and Ranger. Along with badges, a camper can earn his knife, fire, and ax rights at Campcraft.
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Revision as of 15:14, 14 August 2008

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Getting started

Birocapedia was made and is managed by a Birch Rock camper. Here are some things you can do if you are new here:

  • Read the about page
  • Click the random page link to see a random article
  • Register an account by clicking this link. After that you can write and edit pages.
  • 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
  • If you don't know what to write an article about, look at the list of wanted pages and write one of those

News

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It is Sunday, April 28, 2024

  • The Brewster Lodge is finished
  • The summer of 2008 is over

See the current events page for more news and future events

Featured article

Campcraft is an activity at Birch Rock where campers learn how to use knifes, how to make fires, and other survival skills. It is generally a popular activity, most campers go to it at least a few times. There are four Campcraft badges instead of the usual three for most activities. There is the Junior Badge, Senior, Advanced, and Ranger. Along with badges, a camper can earn his knife, fire, and ax rights at Campcraft.
Read more

Featured facts

  • Pete's Palace was originally built as the cabin for CITs and it still is where the CIT plaques are put up
  • Cabin 8 was once the cabin for senior campers, and it still sometimes is when there are too many for just Pete's Palace
  • Cabin 4 is also known as Tourmaline
  • Cabin 1, Eagle's Nest, and Buzzard's Roost are some of the oldest cabins in camp
  • Cabins in lower camp can be after Maine animal's homes, with numbers, or after minerals from Maine
  • Owl's Perch is the newest cabin in camp

Featured picture

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The header piece for the 2008 plaques. Kiko and Gritz are depicted on the left and the
new Brewster Lodge is on the right.