Lighting of the Fire Towers 2024


It's time to think about the 11th Annual Lighting of the Fire Tower Event!

Saturday, August 31st from 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

Rain date will be Sunday, September 1st at the same times.

The idea behind the event is to put lots of PRESS RELEASES in the local area, newspapers, on line, radio spots, social media, etc., about when this will occur and invite people to go to locations around the community where they could look up from 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM, see the light come on at the summit and remember that there was a fire tower Observer there watching over and protecting their homes, businesses, communities and surrounding forest. Illuminators will read off the names of the past Observer's when their lights are lit. This is NOT a hiking event. Thank you to Doug Hamilton for this wonderful idea to honor the past!

We will maintain a list of those towers that are participating on our website.

To register, or if you have any questions, please reach out to me and I will send you all the information you will need to be an Illuminator at a tower. Thanks for participating!

  1. Arab - Registered - Visible from Various Locations along Rt 3 heading west from Tupper Lake
  2. Azure - Registered
  3. Belfry - Registered
  4. Balsam Lake - Registered - CMC Trailhead at Palmer Hill, Near corner of Todd Mt (UC Rt 49A) and Kelly Rds and various locations along Cabin Hill Rd and Ridge Rds in Andes, NY.
  5. Cathedral Rock - Registered
  6. Kane - Registered - Viewed from various lakes and camp
  7. Overlook - Registered - Thorn Preserve off of Zena Rd, State Rt 28 near the intersection of St Rt 212
  8. Poke O Moonshine - Registered
  9. St. Regis - Registered - Visible from Paul Smiths VIC area
  10. Swede - Registered - Visible from a few places on Rt. 8
  11. Utsayantha - Registered - Visible from Rt. 23 in several places
  12. Woodhull - Registered