Laurel Caverns in Fayette County, the show cave operated by David and Lillian Cale and the Laurel Conservancy, has been proposed as a new state park as part of Governor Josh Shapiro’s forthcoming state budget proposal. The MAKC and local cavers are truly excited by this possibility! In addition to being a long-time friend of MAKC and a life member, David Cale has been a strong supporter of the local caving community. While this process may take some time to come to fruition, it could not happen to two nicer people than David and Lillian!
Here are a few links to some of the news stories that have made the rounds:
From 90.5 WESA.
From Bryan Whipkey of the Erie Times.
And of course, from the hometown Uniontown Herald-Standard.
Photo: Planning for the commercialization of Laurel Caverns. Photo from the Frank Mielcarek Collection of the Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy, Inc.