Mouse Cradle Balancing Rock

Among the many interesting features of the Tourne/Birchwood landscape is the Mouse Cradle Balancing Rock, a glacial erratic which rests on the southwestern summit of the Tourne and is balanced on two points of ledge rock and a hidden wedge stone.  This imposing 54-ton boulder was named by Mr.  Clarence Addington DeCamp in 1897, when he discovered a mouse nesting in a cleft of the rock.  He adjusted the boulder with jack screws so the rock could be tilted a few inches with a lever when a hidden wedge was removed.

Please preserve these irreplaceable places for future generations.  There are no police or security guards here.  It's up to you!