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🌱 Why these Franconia Ridge hikers are being billed for rescue costs

Franconia, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Franconia! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why these Franconia Ridge hikers are being billed for rescue costs
  • How 31 rescuers got an injured hiker off Garfield Ridge
  • Franconia community remembers skier and mentor Stephen Gardiner Morse

Also on today's calendar: Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Increasing amounts of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NH Fish and Game to bill hikers for rescue from Franconia Ridge (concordmonitor.com) — New Hampshire Fish and Game plans to bill four New Jersey hikers for an overnight rescue on Franconia Ridge after they set out late and poorly prepared. Volunteers reached them near Mount Lincoln, then guided them over Mount Lafayette and down to Franconia Notch, prompting officials to remind all hikers to carry proper gear as days grow shorter and cooler.
   

• Injured Hiker Rescued on Garfield Ridge in Franconia (nhfishgame.com) — Emergency crews and local volunteers carried an injured Indiana hiker more than four miles out from Garfield Ridge to Gale River Loop Road in Franconia on Monday afternoon. The man, hurt near Mt. Garfield on the Appalachian Trail, was stabilized on scene and transported by Bethlehem Ambulance to Littleton Regional Hospital after a multi-hour effort by 31 rescuers.
   

• Stephen Morse Obituary (caledonianrecord.com) — Longtime Franconia and Littleton resident Stephen Gardiner Morse, a devoted family man and passionate skier, has died at 85 after complications from Parkinson’s disease. He helped shape local skiing through the Franconia Ski Club and its ‘Hopefuls’ program at Cannon Mountain, and his family invites memories online and suggests donations to support young racers in his honor.
   

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Ok Franconia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Franconia

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