Dear fellow 46ers and like-minded lovers of the mountains:

The Grace Peak Committee of the 46ers has been quietly working toward an ambitious goal since about the year 2000. We envision having two of the High Peaks formally renamed – East Dix as "Grace Peak" in memory of Grace Hudowalski , and South Dix as "Carson Peak" in memory of Russell Carson. We believe – and many agree with us – that these individuals fully merit such a high honor. Brief biographies of Grace and Russ may be accessed via the links to the left hand side of the site.

It is necessary to demonstrate strong local support for the proposal before such a name change can occur. The Grace Peak Committee has taken the following steps to build this support:

• presenting audiovisual information sessions to interested groups, including the town
councils of Keene and North Hudson, chapters of the Adirondack Mountain Club, and
others, to explain the proposal;
• writing newspaper articles to raise awareness of the proposal;
• resurrecting and running the Grace Hudowalski Essay Contest and
• soliciting letters of support from people who agree with the proposal.

We are trying to obtain as many letters of support as we can, and we need your help. We encourage you to send a signed letter indicating in your own words your support for the proposal and for what reasons, to the following address:

The Grace Peak Committee
c/o Doug Arnold #4693
62 Pendergast Road
Phoenix, N.Y. 13135

The following four examples demonstrate what we hope to see. Each reflects the personal views of its respective author.

Sample Support Letters ~ ADK Black River Chapter ~ ADK Long Island Chapter ~ ADK Supports Renaming... ~ ADK Resolution ~ Jim Goodwin ~ Tim Tefft

Thank you in advance for your active support and encouragement.

Sincerely,

31 December, 2007