ABOUT BLUE ANCHOR, WESTMORE &WILLOUGHBY
If your looking for that big laker, a quiet hike or a slow kayak ride, then Willoughby Lake is your destination!
If your looking for super clean, quiet and affordable accommodations the BLUE ANCHOR CABINS is your place to stay! Under continuous ownership since 1948, the Johnson family has always taken pride in offering families, anglers, hikers and tourists a comfortable place to stay. Newly renovated in 2004, you will find your room inviting and cozy, great for relaxing after a long day of enjoying the great outdoors.
With all linens supplied, all you need to bring is your clothes, your supplies and of course, yourself. We offer our cabins for rent by the day, week, or month. Long term stays will get you special rate. Westmore, the home of Willoughby Lake, is a quiet little town of 325 year around residents. Even though we're small, we are big on hospitality!
Westmore boasts two full service general stores, two excellent restaurants, and a pub. We also have small boat rentals, kayak and canoe rentals, and a hiking guide service here in Westmore.
There are two beautiful natural beaches, one at each end of the lake. Both have solid sand bottoms which make for a great afternoon of swimming. With over 1650 acres of open water, 5 miles long, 1 mile wide, Willoughby is one of the largest, cleanest lakes in Vermont. We have a state maintained fishing access located at the mid-point of the lake.
Depths are over 360 feet deep between our two trademark mountains, Mt Pisgah and Mt Hor. With trails up these and three other mountains in town, hikers can climb a different trail and different mountain every day of the week. Most mornings, you will awake to the call of our loons enjoying a peaceful swim in the lake.
1996
This 29.40 pound Laker was caught in Willoughby Lake!
It holds the world record for ice fishing according to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall Of Fame.