When Birch Hill owner Mary Anne Baron was losing practically all of her summer reservations and her fall dates were seeing fewer guests due to restrictions and attendees’ concerns with larger gatherings, she knew she had to think of something to recoup lost money. With all the venue’s events on her property either outside or in a barn with no heat, her season is limited.

(Chairs were spaced out for Bryan and Irma Keeler’s wedding at Birch Hill Farm in Gilford. [Courtesy/Irma Keeler])