13th Annual Lighting of the Fire Tower

The museum will light its Fire Tower on Saturday, September 5, from 8:30pm to 9:00pm (rain date 9/6) as part of the 13th annual Fire Tower Lighting event, organized by the Forest Fire Lookout Association (FFLA) of NYS. Guests can gather on the Museum grounds or take a turn climbing the tower! The Museum will open at 7:30pm so guests may tour the Adirondack Fire Towers and Hiking the High Peaks exhibits.

The museum tower is a composite of two towers that were dismantled and removed from their mountaintop homes - Kempshall Mt. near Raquette Lake and West Mt. near Long Lake - and assembled at the Museum.

The event is held to honor the men and women who worked in these historic towers, protecting our communities and forests. Volunteers climb the fire towers to place lights around the state. All Illuminators will read aloud the names of those who served in the towers as they turn on the light.

For more information about the statewide lighting project and towers participating: www.nysffla.org