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my family and I. All the cottages at Aimhi had names. This cottage was known as “Birches. In August of 2013, I spent five days dismantling the cabin, plank by plank, which the photos show. It is in storage now and I am preparing the site on our property here in Franconia, NH where I will be re-constructing it

9/17/2017 It’s been a bittersweet and exhausting week, but my cabin “Birches” has said goodbye to Franconia and is now securely stored in a container in Newark, VT where she will enjoy a beautiful view after she’s rebuilt next summer. She’s had a good life, moving from the shores of Little Sebago Lake in Maine at Aimhi Lodge where she was born in the 1940s, to staring lovingly at Franconia Notch (NH) and now looking forward to the beauty of Burke Mountain in Vermont. Yes she is state hopping, but she’ll never make it to NY. The surgery has been hard on her, but the doctor is devoted to making her as good as new.

next spring/summer- This past week I measured out the exact location of the building footprint, dug the post holes and poured concrete posts. The site is now ready for the cottage, and I won’t have to wait around for the Northern New England ground to dry out next spring.”

Aimhi Windham

Newark, Vermont

Newark, Vermont

Aimhi Windham

Newark, Vermont

Franconia, New Hampshire 2014

So for the present, Birches is safe and sound with a loving caretaker who has spent the last years recreating as much of the past as possible, living its best life with the beautiful views of Burke Mountain in the distance. Visit the original virtual tour at https://view.paradym.com/v/The-Birches- Aimhi -Lodge-Windham-ME-04062/3075937/ sk/300 It has over 4000 views!

Franconia, New Hampshire 2014

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