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T oday the view from Cat Mountain, looking down upon the Pinnacle and across Lake George, is unspoiled wilderness. Proposed development would place three houses on the mountain and require the construction of a nearly mile long winding road up steep slopes. e home sites and road would also cause signiﬁcant disturbance to the forest and the project will be visible from Lake George and surrounding lands, disturbing what many residents consider an historic, unspoiled view of the Pinnacle. e road threatens to cause erosion, degrade the renowned water quality of Lake George and fragment key wildlife habitat. THE PINNACLE: ONE OF BOLTON’S SPECIAL PLACES The Pinnacle T he mountain known as the Pinnacle has often been in the news. e Pinnacle includes the second highest peak in Bolton Landing, hundreds of acres of pristine, steeply sloped forests and spectacu- lar views of Lake George. e steep land drains into Finkle Brook, a major tributary to Lake George. e Town of Bolton’s water supply, Edgecomb Pond, is just upstream, and the Town’s Community Center is nearby to the south. e Pinnacle is clearly visible from Cat Mountain, part of the Lake George Wild Forest’s, Cat and omas Mountains Preserve. P lease continue to the inside page to see why the Pinnacle is the ultimate opportunity for the community of Bolton Landing to take part in. The Danger Looking up at the Pinnacle from the water Macionis Family Center for Conservation 4905 Lake Shore Drive P.O. Box 1250 Bolton Landing, NY 12814 (518) 644-9673 www.LGLC.org Founded in 1988, the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) is a not-for-proﬁt land trust dedicated to work- ing with willing landowners and other partners to protect the world-renowned water quality of Lake George and to permanently preserve the natural, scenic, historic and recre- ational resources of the Lake George region. A copy of LGLC’s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from Lake George Land Conservancy, PO Box 1250, Bolton Landing, NY 12814 or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bu- reau,120 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10271. P.S. 10% of all capital project contributions are allocated to sup- port the administrative functions of the organization. WATER QUALITY. THE VIEW. e steep slopes of the Pinnacle

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Today the view from Cat Mountain, looking down upon the Pinnacle and across Lake George, is

unspoiled wilderness. Proposed development would place three houses on the mountain and require the construction of a nearly mile long winding road up steep slopes. The home sites and road would also cause significant disturbance to the forest and the project will be visible from Lake George and surrounding lands, disturbing what many residents consider an historic, unspoiled view of the Pinnacle. The road threatens to cause erosion, degrade the renowned water quality of Lake George and fragment key wildlife habitat.

The Pinnacle: One Of BOlTOn’s sPecial Places

The Pinnacle

The mountain known as the Pinnacle has often been in the news. The Pinnacle includes the

second highest peak in Bolton Landing, hundreds of acres of pristine, steeply sloped forests and spectacu-lar views of Lake George. The steep land drains into Finkle Brook, a major tributary to Lake George. The Town of Bolton’s water supply, Edgecomb Pond, is just upstream, and the Town’s Community Center is nearby to the south. The Pinnacle is clearly visible from Cat Mountain, part of the Lake George Wild Forest’s, Cat and Thomas Mountains Preserve.

Please continue to the inside page to see why the Pinnacle is the ultimate opportunity for the

community of Bolton Landing to take part in.

The Danger

Looking up at the Pinnacle from the water

Macionis FamilyCenter for Conservation4905 Lake Shore DriveP.O. Box 1250Bolton Landing, NY 12814(518) 644-9673www.LGLC.org

Founded in 1988, the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) is a not-for-profit land trust dedicated to work-ing with willing landowners and other partners to protect the world-renowned water quality of Lake George and to permanently preserve the natural, scenic, historic and recre-ational resources of the Lake George region.

A copy of LGLC’s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from Lake George Land Conservancy, PO Box 1250, Bolton Landing, NY 12814 or from the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bu-reau,120 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10271.

P.S. 10% of all capital project contributions are allocated to sup-port the administrative functions of the organization.

WATER QUALITY.

THE VIEW.The steep slopes of the Pinnacle