3rd Annual Trail Day
Saturday, August 27
Branch Hill Farm
307
Directions: Spaulding Turnpike north to exit 18. Turn right at bottom of exit ramp onto Route
125; take first left onto
Underwritten by
Branch Hill Farm/Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
The Siemon Company
Cost: FREE for all Moose
Mountains Regional Greenways members and children under 12; all others $5 per
person.
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Schedule of Events &
Activities
Guided hike of the Moose Mountains
Sponsored by Tumbledown Dick Construction LLC
10 am – 2 pm
See for yourself what makes this spectacular 2,100-acre landscape so special! Featuring Forest Society Educator Dave Anderson, this half-day guided hike will start from and return to Branch Hill Farm. To preregister, call 603-224-9945 x 311.
Bluegrass Brothers
Band
Sponsored
by D.F. Richard
Down home
entertainment with a bluegrass twist!
The Bluegrass Brothers Band performs both traditional bluegrass music
and pop tunes to knee slappin’ pickin’ and grinnin’ complete with corny jokes. Featuring Jim Miller on guitar and vocals,
Dave Geddes on the fiddle and mandolin, John Saucier on bass, and Bill Hayes on
banjo and vocals.
Raptors and
Reptiles Workshop
Sponsored
by Ransmeier & Spellman, PC
New this
year! Join Karen McElmurray from the
Explore
Branch Hill Farm on Horseback
Sponsored by Wentworth Hunt
Bring
your horse and join the Wentworth Hunt at this fun annual pacing event
on a beautiful, well-marked course along the Salmon Falls & Branch
Rivers at Branch Hill Farm. For information or to register, call Cheryl Niles
at 603-749-0452. Cost: $20.
Hayrides to the Salmon Falls River
Sponsored by Eastern Boat
Wagons
depart hourly from
Hop aboard a wagon for a short ride to the
Kids Craft Corner
Sponsored by Downeast Energy
Ongoing
from 10
am – 4 pm
Team up
with crafty nature lover Annie Robbins, who’ll help kids design and paint
T-shirts with plant and animal block prints.
Kids keep T-shirts they decorate.
Cost: $5 per T-shirt, or bring your own.
Pony Rides
Sponsored by W.C. Colbath Electrical
Ongoing
from 10
am – 4 pm
Take a
guided pony ride through the field - ponies provided by Iron Eagle Equestrian
Centre. Cost: $3.
Walking through Wormholes
Strafford County Conservation District
Ongoing
from 10
am – 4 pm
New this
year! Get a worm’s eye view of the world
when you walk through this giant soil tunnel. Educators from the Strafford
County Conservation District will describe the activity that takes place
beneath our feet.
What is a Watershed?
UNH Marine Docents
Ongoing
from 10
am – 4 pm
New this
year! Explore the effects of wind, rain
and other impacts to the environment through hands-on activities using a model
enviroscape. UNH Marine Docents will
provide explanations.
Tree Farm Tour
Sponsored
by Meetinghouse Data Communications
Learn
about the important role that sustainable forestry plays in maintaining a
healthy natural landscape. Join foresters from UNH Cooperative Extension on a
three-mile walking tour of Branch Hill Farm’s managed forest, visiting historic
landmarks along the way.
Food and Drinks
Provided by Lacey’s Kitchen
Ongoing
from 10
am – 4 pm
Snacks,
burgers, hot dogs, and beverages will be sold by Lacey’s Kitchen, which has
agreed to donate 10% of all the day’s proceeds to Moose Mountains Regional
Greenways.
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Thank You
to the following businesses and individuals for their support:
Blue Seal
Feeds
Brocks’
Building Material & Floor Coverings
Friend of
Tim Corbett
Dave
Hutchins Builders
Dupont
Service Center, Inc.
Holy Rosary
Credit Union
Hurd Lumber
Index
Packaging, Inc.
Ira Miller
General Store
Iron Eagle
Equestrian Centre
John
DiNella, D.P.M
Law Office
of James H. Schulte
Long Meadow
Construction
McKenzie’s
Farm
Metrocast
Cablevision
Miller Brook
Market
Paey
Construction, LLC
Robert &
Judith Page
Profile Bank
Reid &
Company Executive Search
Royle &
Dube Timber Harvesting, LLC
The Frank
Massin Agency, Inc.
The Whittum
Family Rev. Trust
Thompson/Center
Arms Co., Inc.
Wensley, Wirth
& Azarian, PLLC