Today’s opening ceremonies are still in full swing and are due to last for another three hours (at the time of writing).
This morning, I attended the first part of the Grand Opening with Mayor Blum giving a welcome speech. Mr. Kopp, the Camp King historian, gave an informative and witty presentation of the depot’s purpose. A U.S. American diplomat was also in attendance.
16 March Opening Ceremony
A close-up of Mr. Kopp during his presentation.
Manfred Kopp during his talk
The depot is now open and can be viewed. Here are some photos of the archived material.
Camp King 1956/57
Camp King entrance
Camp King cooler
I walked up to the Mountain Lodge which was advertised as Open Doors (with permission from the new owner) for the public in the afternoon. While I was there around noon, the doors were still closed and did not even look like they would open up any time soon…
The Chapel
Door to the Mountain Lodge
Door to the Mountain Lodge
With one entrance overgrown by bushes and layered in snow, and the other one boarded up, I wonder what’s in store for the public to see.
The doors to the Mountain Lodge were only opened around 1pm. Part of the building was accessible, some areas – in particular the cellar and the clock tower – were closed off for safety reasons.
In one room there was a model of what the lodge will look like, if it is turned into private flats.
I will have some photos on-line soon.
Glad to know the Mountain Lodge got readied for its visitors after all.
It just looked so abandoned on that day, like it has been for years.