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Weeks State Park

On the summit of Mt. Prospect in Lancaster is the summer estate of John Wingate Weeks, the U.S. Senator
& Congressman who led the charge to establish the Weeks Act of 1911 to create our National Forest system.

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Panoramic view east from Mt. Prospect Auto Road on a drizzly day.
Presidential Range would be in the center if not obscured by clouds.





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Stone observation tower rises in the mist




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The tower also serves as a fire look-out




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Weeks Lodge from the lower carriage house




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A gorgeous huge hydrangea was blooming below the lodge



Seeing the "Weeks Lodge" sign on the building, we assumed that it was a private inn,
so after visiting the tower & taking a few pics of the grounds, we headed back down the road.
But luckily we stopped & talked with a lady walking her dog, who told us that the lodge was,
in fact, a museum, so back we went!





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One of the upstairs fireplaces in Weeks Lodge




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Wall decorations   -   Moose and Elk




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Another big fireplace upstairs



There is also a huge early collection of (stuffed) native birds and mammals
in the lodge, but we didn't take any photos.





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Lodge entrance




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Flower garden at front of lodge




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Bird bath




Colorful tree leaves




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The rain had stopped, so I climbed the tower to shoot a few pics




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Looking down from the tower




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View from the tower to east;   the overcast was lifting a little...
Kilkenny Ridge - Mts. Cabot, Waumbek, Starr King - beyond carriage house at upper center





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Lodge view down front lawn




Picnic area near tower




Click to view Subject Area:
Mt. Avalon Zealand-Zeacliff Mt. Washington Fall Foliage Twin Mountain
Crawford Notch Mt. Garfield Weeks State Park Cannon Mtn. Franconia Notch
Tour of Falls Kancamagus Hwy Other White Mtn. Areas North Conway Bit of Snow
This & That Shaker Village Pawtuckaway State Pk. Cape Ann Along the Way