Old Man of the Mountain Memorial

[Carter711]

Old Man memorial unveiled

By PAULA TRACY

Union Leader Staff

Concord

[Cotuit]

This is wonderful, I can't wait to see it completed.

[Cotuit]

It's not a replacement, they aren't putting this on the mountain, they're putting on the lakeshore.

[Cotuit]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems so touristy to me.

[M. Brown]

I'm definitely going to go see it when its built.

[FjmArch]

So much for the "let's not make a fake replacement" idea. While I support making some kind of monument or something to mark it, this is just a disguised attempt at making a fake replacement. I think they would be better off doing something different.

[The Voice of Reason]

Having just travelled up to Franconia (for hiking and camping), I don't find an issue with the monument. You really won't see much of it unless you pull into the parking area which is already a highly tourist area with cannon Mountain (tram), the beach @ echo lake.......

Given the fact that the old man was held up by glue and cables for the past 50+ years it was a fake for the last half century already why not replace it on the ground.

By the way the basin / cascade trail is highly underrated. A great family hike.