Chronicle - MSBR Mountains

DateApril 19 1991

Can DescriptionsAircheck Chronicle MSBR Mountains April 19, 1991

AbstractChronicle; MSBR in Vermont: mountains in spring; black screen breaks with some audio interruptions; Peter Mehegan reports on the maple syrup collection season, insect damage to the trees there, and other environmental threats to the forests; Maverick sugar house and syrup in Sharon, Vermont, is featured; distilling maple syrup is described; Maine's fire towers are the subject of a report by Peter Mehegan, beginning with a short history of these lookouts and the first tower built in 1905 on Squaw Mountain; film clips from the 1947s fire storms are included; aerial observance of fires now overtakes the work of the towers; spring skiing near Mount Washington is discussed; David Thurlow is interviewed about why skiers try this location; Brad Ray describes the snowfall at Tuckerman's and the skiing there; lottery number;

OtherIn the studio Mary Richardson, Andria Hall, Art Donahue, Gregg Kidd, Ronald Kelly, Ann Berndt, Marshal Wiebe, Bill Meadows, Christine Finn, Susan Sloane, Chris Stirling, Mark Mills, Paul LaCamera; Northeast Historic Film is thanked for some film footage;