Profile Lake Trail Old Man Legacy Fund E sta b lishe d b y Go ve - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Profile Lake Trail Old Man Legacy Fund E sta b lishe d b y Go ve - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Profile Lake Trail Old Man Legacy Fund E sta b lishe d b y Go ve rno r Be nso n a fte r the c o lla pse o f the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in g e o lo g ic a l fe a ture . T he L e g a c y F und wo rks in pa rtne rship with the Ne w
Old Man Legacy Fund
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sta b lishe d b y Go ve rno r Be nso n a fte r the c o lla pse
- f the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in g e o lo g ic a l fe a ture .
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he L e g a c y F und wo rks in pa rtne rship with the Ne w Ha mpshire Divisio n o f Pa rks & Re c re a tio n to pro vide a “la sting le g a c y o f re me mb ra nc e ” fo r the Old Ma n
- f the Mo unta in.
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he F und’ s prima ry fo c us is to c re a te a pe rma ne nt me mo ria l to the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in.
Legacy Fund Revitalization Vision
- Muse um/ Visito r Ce nte r
- Pro file Vie wing De vic e s
- Pro file L
a ke Circ umfe re ntia l Pa th
- Artists pa thwa y
- Old Ma n Curric ulum a nd T
ra ve ling E xhib it
Accomplishments
- Muse um is insta lle d in the Pro file Visito r Se rvic e s Building .
- Se ve n "pro file rs," whic h a llo w visito rs to a g a in se e the
fa mo us Pro file o n the mo unta in.
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he Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in Pro file r Pla za wa s de dic a te d in June 2011 o n the sho re o f Pro file L a ke .
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he Pla za inc lude s 1,200 pa ve r sto ne s mo st e ng ra ve d with the na me s a nd me mo rie s o f frie nds o f the Old Ma n a nd F ra nc o nia No tc h.
Old Man of the Mountain Memorial Plaza
Site Overview
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ra nc o nia No tc h Pa rkwa y c o mple te d in 1988.
- Pub lic a c c e ss pro vide d to Pro file L
a ke a t the Pro file Visito r Ce nte r a nd the Ca nno n Cliff tra ilhe a d.
- Pro file L
a ke is a 13 a c re la ke sto c ke d with tro ut b y NH F ish a nd Ga me De pa rtme nt.
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a ke is re stric te d to fly fishing o nly.
- Ave ra g e de pth is 6 fe e t, ma ximum de pth is 15 fe e t.
- Ca no e & c a r to p b o a ts a re a llo we d a t the Ca nno n Cliff
tra ilhe a d b o a t la unc h.
Recreational Amenities
- Pro file Visito r Ce nte r c o nstruc te d in 1986.
- Ba thro o ms
- Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in Muse um & g ift sho p
- Vie wing a re a fo r the Old Ma n o f the Mo unta in g e o lo g ic a l fe a ture
- Pa rking fo r a ppx 100 c a rs with a n a c c e ssib le ro ute to the la ke
- Pro file Co tta g e inte rpre tive d ispla y
- Re c re a tio na l tra il c o nne c ts no tc h a ttra c tio ns a nd
pa rking a re a s.
- Pe d e stria n a nd b ic yc le ro ute thro ug h the no tc h
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ra il c ro sse s und e r Ro ute 93 to the e a st-sid e o f the no tc h b e fo re the pla za
- Re c re a tio na l tra il d o e s no t me e t unive rsa l a c c e ssib ility g uid e line s a lo ng its
e ntire le ng th
- Pe mi T
ra il
- Primitive hiking tra il tha t c o nne c ts the Pro file Visito r Ce nte r to L
a fa ye tte Ca mpg ro und
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- c a te d o n the we st-sid e o f Pro file L
a ke
- Co nne c ts to ma jo r tra ils in F
ra nc o nia No tc h
Trails
Profile Lake Trail Proposal Goals
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a ke a dva nta g e o f e xisting re c re a tio na l infra struc ture
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xpa nd re c re a tio na l o ppo rtunity in the pa rk b y c re a ting a unive rsa lly a c c e ssib le sho rt hike
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nc o ura g e to urism in the F ra nc o nia No tc h re g io n
- Pro vide a uniq ue vie w o f Ca nno n Cliff a nd E
a g le Cliff tha t is no t a va ila b le fro m the F ra nc o nia No tc h b ike pa th.
Examples of Boardwalks
- Silve r L
a ke L
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ra il, Big Co tto nwo o d Ca nyo n, Wa sa tc h- Ca c he Na tio na l F
- re st.
- Je a n L
a fitte Na tio na l Histo ric Pa rk, L
- uisia na
- Big Be a r L
a ke , Ca lifo rnia
Environmental
- We tla nd Pe rmit
- Sho re la nd Pe rmit
- NH DOT
Rig ht o f Wa y MOA
- Pro je c t pre se nte d to the Sta te L
a nds T e a m
- Na tura l He rita g e Bure a u da ta c he c k
Proposed Design
- 6’ wide le dg e pa c k a c c e ssib le tra il fro m Old Ma n
Pla za (420 line a r fe e t), to the b o a rdwa lk,
- Bo a rdwa lk de sig n;
- 44 g ra nite b lo c ks insta lle d a lo ng the sho re a t the b a se o f the slo pe fro m
Ro ute 93, c e nte re d 12’ a pa rt (510 line a r fe e t).
- 8’ le ng th b e twe e n b lo c k to b e spa nne d with 6’ x12’ de c k se c tio ns re sting
- n shims
- 6’ wide le dg e pa c k a c c e ssib le tra il fro m the
b o a rdwa lk whic h will inte rse c t with re c re a tio na l tra il a t the Ca nno n Cliff tra ilhe a d (630 line a r fe e t)
Next Steps & Resources
- Antic ipa te d Sc he dule
- Gra nite b lo c k insta lla tio n la te Ma y – e a rly June
- Wa lkwa y c o nstruc tio n July – Aug ust
- Pro je c t c o mple tio n Se pte mb e r
- Pro je c t we b pa g e ha s pla ns a nd pe rmit a pplic a tio ns.
- Pub lic c o mme nt pe rio d o pe n until April 21, 2017
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yo ns@ d re d .nh.g o v
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D –Divisio n o f Pa rks & Re c re a tio n 172 Pe mb ro ke Ro a d , Co nc o rd , NH 03301
- www.nhsta te pa rks.c o m/ ne ws-a nd-e ve nts/ pro je c ts