Friends of Hurricane coordinated the lighting of the Hurricane tower again this year, with Kristy Martin taking the lead. This year 34 towers participated in the lighting. The idea was to light the fire tower to remind people of the time when observers in the towers were watching over and protecting the community and surrounding forest. The original premise for the Lighting of the Fire Tower Event came from Doug Hamilton of the Red Hill Fire Tower Committee in the Catskills. This was the 9th annual Lighting of the Towers in New York and the 5th year Hurricane participated. Saturday night September 3rd Hurricane fire tower was illuminated from 9:00 to 9:30 pm. The annual lighting of the Hurricane Fire Tower If you notice someone altering or damaging the cairn on the summit of Hurricane please let us know by emailing us at: Please leave the mountain and rocks as you find them. These can confuse other hikers, giving wrong directions or information. And please do not build unauthorized cairns. Don’t knock it down, add to it or alter it. If you come across a cairn, please do not disturb it. The Adirondack Mountain Club has built cairns and modest rock barriers on many summits, including Hurricane’s. This could be to provide a directional route on the trail or to protect fragile vegetation and micro ecosystems. They are navigational, and mark the route of a trail. Cairns along the trail or on summits are stacked rocks with a meaning or purpose.
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