Bald (Rondaxe)
Mountain
Fire Tower Restoration Project
Friends of Bald Mt.,
2008
Progress Report
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New KIOSK welcomes 2008
Visitors!
Mary Kay Allen (left) & Supervising Forester Scott Healy (right) from the
Herkimer DEC office with Old Forge DEC operations manager Mike Schoeberlein & Co-President of FoBM
Barb Ball
During the spring of 2008, the DEC operations department in
Boonville constructed the new kiosk for the Bald (Rondaxe)
Mt. trailhead to replace the small trail register that was often bypassed by
hikers. The new kiosk was taken apart and reassembled adjacent to the expanded
parking lot at the
The FoBM committee continues to
work with our local Forest Ranger Chad Richardson on maintenance of the
historic fire tower. The cab recently was re-painted to cover up a bit of
graffiti and another workday is scheduled for July 10, 2008 to re-stain the
platforms and steps, re-seal the map table, and clear away a charred tree on
the summit. Hundreds of school children arrived this spring for field trips to
the fire tower; over 600 people signed the register in April (with snow still
on the trail). That same month, visitors came from all over NYS as well as
More 2008 Photos!
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Thank You Scout Troup
524 for the trash cleanup Aug. 6th |
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Old trail register and
the expanded parking at the |
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New kiosk under construction
with Mike, Scott & Mary Ann fitting out the interpretative sign |
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Spring flowers at the balancing rock in
May & well-mannered hikers from
Close up of the new sign below.
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