This tree, called the Monarch White Pine, was the tallest and largest of the old growth pines that formed the core of the Hartwick Pines State Park. This image shows the size of the base of the tree, where measurements of circumference are taken.
The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI
The sign states:
The Monarch White Pine, Height 150 feet, Diameter 51inches, Circumference 13 feet, 8 inches, Approximately 6000 board feet in this tree.
–The tree was damaged in a storm in 1992 and died 4 years later. This image likely dates from the 1930s.
i have been to hartwick pines many many times i would visit grayling several times for quite a while very beautiful park i was so sorry to hear about the monarck pine
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I remember visiting the Monarch Pine as a boy with my parents. I’m so sad to hear it is now gone. I am 61 now and wanted to take my grandbabies to see it. I own a guitar company called Lyrones Instruments in Battle Creek and build acoustic instruments of all kinds and would LOVE to build an instrument from it’s wood if any is available. Please contact me if anyone knows where I might be able to get some for posterity… William Lirones @ LyronesInstruments.com 269 419 3727 (YES I would donate it to the logging museum)
While I can not be absolutely sure, I would be astonished if any wood remained since it was cut down over 30 years ago.