New Hampshire State Parks Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 16) >> GREAT NORTH WOODS REGION 7 JOHN WINGATE WEEKS Historic Site Off Route 3 • Lancaster, NH 03584 603-788-4004 BUILT AT THE direction of John Wingate Weeks, leading conservationist, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. The house and grounds, located on the summit of Mount Prospect, provide a 360-degree panorama of mountain splendor, including the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Kilkenny Range, the Percy Peaks and the upper Connecticut Valley. Enjoy a panoramic view. TOM GEORGE’S MOST challenging moment on the job was attempting to piece together a lookout fire tower on top of Kearsarge Mountain – with aid from a helicopter. The maintenance mechanic and lifetime New Hampshire resident says that in his position at the park, he always has to be willing to adapt because he’s never sure what he’ll be up against. “I wear a lot of hats, George jokes. From carpentry ” to mechanics to heavy equipment operation – his team does just Maintenance Mechanic about anything. Tom George +15yrs Maintenance Division GEORGE’S FAVORITE SPOT IN THE PARKS SYSTEM: Mount Washington. “That’s a pretty beautiful place – it’s still wild there,” George says. KEY TO SYMBOLS: =Camping =Hiking =Swimming =Pet-Friendly 16 www.nhstateparks.org http://www.nhstateparks.org
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