MOUNT WASHINGTON — It was an upbeat gathering that stood near the top of the Northeast’s highest peak last week.
On an unusually calm summer day, a group of state and federal stakeholders joined Appalachian Mountain Club officials in front of the circa 1853 Tip-Top House to celebrate the recreation organization’s 150th anniversary.
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