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I was so sorry to hear what happened to the Old Man. My baby daughter who is almost 9 months has not seen him yet and that makes me incredibly sad. The Governor says that his time has not passed yet. I hope not. It really feels like we lost a member of the family.
Take Care, Mrs. Rachel Bilodeau
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My wife's first reaction when we heard the sad news
was to call her brother who was in Florida. He is John
Tucker, a former Speaker of the NH House. He was
devastated with the news. He reminded us that when
he was Speaker, the Christmas cards he sent out had
the "Old Man" on the front. It was truly a symbol which
reflected the independence of the NH and its citizens.
Steve Ciardelli, Burlington, VT |
DRED Commissioner Bald and
Parks Director McLeod await the governor |
I am so sad that the Old Man of the Mountain has collapsed! I have visited this sight since childhood and have so many memories of this area. I have gone mountain climbing in this area and this is a fond memory of that time! I just am in shock and saddened by this!
Lisa Cabello
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While reading the news this morning on the Internet, I was deeply saddened to read where the Old Man succumbed to Mother Nature. It was during the late 1980's that my husband and I who at the time were stationed in Plattsburg New York with the USAF, came to Franconia Notch for a camping outing. We visited the State Park, The Flume, The Basin and hiked many trails in the area. We were in awe of the mountainside and had always hoped to get back to the area again to explore the beauty of New Hampshire. We are now living in Stavanger Norway, and wanted you to know, that with the falling of the Old Man of the Mountain, we will continue to hold a special place in our memory book of New Hampshire and the Franconia area. I will search through my photo albums today and step back in time to pay tribute to something I felt was quite awesome. Best of Luck to the area and hope to see you again soon,
Sincerely, M.B. Deaton
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I heard the shocking news of our loss of our famous landmark. It's really sad. I reflected on my last visit to the location to observe the stone face. There were many other people eager to get a glimpse of the structure. It was an unbelievable sight to see. In many ways we are proud of it being a trademark of our state. Like reported on TV, we knew it wouldn't be up there forever, but no one thought we'd see the day it would be gone. As the song goes, "You Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone."
Sincerely, Jackie Varney, Alton, N.H.
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So Sorry to hear of the demise of The Old Man of the Mountain. He was such a visual landmark of my childhood of skiing trips to Franconia, since 1946. He and The Flume and the avalanche evidences were the exciting end to our travel from Boston to Cannon MT.,(which we aptly called "Can-on," as that was our learning position, mostly). On days that we got rained out, we did the "touristy things," like trudging through the snow to peek in Bette Davis's cottage, and some big hotel for hot chocolate that was guarded by giant Wiemaranas(sp?)...being a 7 yr old, that was a giant dog ,and I would stay in the car, so someone would bring out the hot chocolate. I learned to ride a bongo-board in the basement of the hotel, which came in handy for surfing in later years. I knew New Hampshire had the honor of being the first state to have a voting count each election; I moved to Portsmouth to be a teacher, found a wonderful husband in the AF, and return each summer to be with my brother in Concord, and walk the beach in Rye. My brother told me all the flags are at half-mast because of the crumble of The Old Man. Well, he has had a great, long run, will be missed, but New Hampshire has many wonderful attributes that will keep visitors coming and loving.
My condolences, Jane McGregor
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