Photos: Golden shovels at Thacher Park
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
State park and local officials attend a ceremonial groundbreaking for a proposed $3.8 million visitors' center at John Boyd Thacher State Park on Tuesday. Golden shovels were wielded by, from right, Berne Supervisor Kevin Crosier, New Scotland Supervisor Thomas Dolin, Friends of Thacher State Park President John Kilroy, and Saratoga-Capital District Regional Parks Commission Chairwoman Heather Mabee.
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
The proposed Thacher Park Center, shown above, will include displays on local geology, fossils, and history, as well as provide restrooms and trail information to visitors.
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
Quinn Giordano, 5, spins his pinwheel at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the proposed Thacher Park Center at John Boyd Thacher State Park on Tuesday. Giordano attended with his mother, Knox Town Clerk Tara Murphy.
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
Deunan Ray, 2, of Rennselaer, enjoys a modern playground slide at John Boyd Thacher Park, while her sister, Elliott, 3, prances nearby. New playground equipment is proposed for the upcoming Thacher Park Center.
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
Maureen Curry, seen here at the Thacher Park Center groundbreaking Tuesday, has been named the new John Boyd Thacher State Park manager, replacing Christopher Fallon.
The Enterprise — Jo E. Prout
Betty Thacher, a descendant of John Boyd Thacher, attended the ceremonial groundbreaking at John Boyd Thacher State Park on Tuesday.