The Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund was originally formed to create a lasting legacy to New Hampshire's most famous symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain. Updated with a new mission in 2009, the group, in cooperation with Franconia Notch State park, will work to refresh and renew the "Franconia Notch Experience" as well as create new and unique adventures at the Park.

Visiting the Area

Memorial Park Design

The Old Man of the Mountain Legacy fund is helping create new and unique experiences for first time and returning visitors, whether they seek strenuous activity, leisurely and reflective pursuits or family outings. Stunning stone works, magnificent views, connected alpine and Notch by-ways and trails, and interactive opportunities in all parts of the Park’s environment will make it a destination to be visited again and again.

Central to the Park plan are the Old Man stone works, composed of distinct features spread out along the pathway from the base of Cannon Mountain to the shore of Profile Lake. Currently, in a newly landscaped park at the water’s edge, steel profilers that use a similar technique allow visitors to line up the profiler’s irregular edges and restore the outline of the famous Old Man profile to its former perch. The next phase in the Memorial Park is currently being designed and slated for construction beginning Spring 2012. More updates and design details to come.