MILAN — Despite cold rain and thick fog, District 1 Executive Councilor Joe Kenney climbed up the stairs into the cab of the 54-foot fire lookout tower at Milan Hill State Park on a 15-person tour organized on Oct. 26 by the N.H. Division of Forest and Lands.
The Division, which has five bureaus, is part of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Affairs.
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