Nothing having to do with GFM is =ever= the slightest bit OT on this list. Rick
--- On Mon, 9/29/08, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The State of North Carolina purchased Grandfather > Mountain for $12 million dollars today. > > The Morton family will continue to operate the nature > center, wildlife > habitat and swinging bridge through a new nonprofit group, > but 2600 > acres of undeveloped land, along with a 600 acre > conservation easement > will become a new state park. > > http://www.newsobserver.com/print/sunday/city_state/story/1235214.html > > > The $12 million deal also gives the state a > conservation easement on > > the 600-acre park area, popular with visitors for its > Mile High > > Swinging Bridge, nature museum and animal habitat that > includes the > > mountain's beloved bears. The deal, to be > announced Monday, is meant > > to protect the land and its abundant wildlife and > vegetation from > > development. > > > > That was a lifelong mission of Hugh Morton, who > inherited the > > mountain in 1952 and transformed the state's > distinctive peak into a > > leading tourist attraction while preserving its wild > beauty. The > > family will continue operating the park through a new > nonprofit group > > that could further enhance conservation efforts, his > grandson, Crae > > Morton, said Saturday. > > > > "Grandfather Mountain is protected for good, over > and done, period," > > said the younger Morton, who is president of > Grandfather Mountain > > Inc. "That's the way it should be. > Grandfather Mountain is too > > significant to have any potential for anyone ever to > ruin it." > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
