![]() "He was the patriarch of Clarks Trading Post for a long time," said Dick Hamilton, retired president of White Mountains Attractions. He gave generations of teenagers their first jobs and taught them proper work ethics."Ĭlarks Trading Post celebrated the 60th anniversary of those bear shows last summer and in 1949 signaled a transition from the elder Clarks' deep affection of purebred Eskimo sled dogs, on which they founded the original attraction, Clarks Eskimo Sled Dog Ranch, to a place appealing to a wider audience. "He knew and honored the region's history and he understood the importance of tourism to the area's economy. "Losing Murray Clark is like losing the governor of the White Mountains," said Jayne O'Connor, president of White Mountains Attractions. ![]() ![]() In addition to carrying on the legacy his parents founded in Lincoln in 1928, Clark was a former state legislator and a volunteer firefighter in North Woodstock and will always be remembered by generations of children, leading his beloved trained bears in shows at the trading post. Murray Clark, went on to have a remarkable life, shaped by his parents, Edward and Florence, who would establish what became Clarks Trading Post, one of earliest and most enduring tourist attractions in the White Mountains.Ĭlark died Thursday night, just a couple of weeks shy of his 83rd birthday, surrounded by his family. Smith to Edward Clark, who was taking part in a publicity campaign at the time. Clark on the arrival of William Murray Clark and also the best of good wishes for the future of the youngster," read the missive from New York Gov. "I do extend hearty congratulations to you and Mrs. LINCOLN – In the deep of a January winter more than 80 years ago, a tired young man fresh from a mail run by dog sled between West Milan and Albany, N.Y., learned his second son had been born.
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