And the winner is…. Peg Olsen! Peg’s name was drawn by Art Franz as the winner of our 2012 Lake George Land Conservancy Name the Trail Drawing.
Held March 6th, the drawing ended a fundraiser for continued support of the Last Great Shoreline acquisition.
At stake was the right to name the Cook Mountain Preserve’s summit trail. Climbing 885 feet over one and one-quarter miles from the base of the preserve to its summit, the trail includes spectacular views of Lake George and Lake Champlain.
Cook Mountain Preserve, located on Baldwin Road in Ticonderoga, was established in 1990 through the generous donation of 176 acres by Donald and Marjorie Delano. In 1995, the preserve was expanded by an 18-acre addition donated by Dr. and Mrs. George Boyle.
Peg was thrilled upon receiving the good news. She chose to name the trail “the Ridges Trail”, in honor of her grandfather Robert P. Ridges and mother Jane Ridges Olsen, whom she says were “both great conservationists who inspired me to dedicate my life to conservation.”
The Lake George Land Conservancy thanks everyone who participated in the Name the Trail Drawing, and congratulates Peg for being the 2012 Name the Trail winner!
Photo courtesy of the Lake George Land Conservancy.