Coolfont fire cleanup begins with plans for rebuilding

by Kate Shunney

On Monday, heavy equipment moved around the remains of Coolfont’s Treetop House, pushing charred material off the floor of what had been the main reception area for resort guests for more than 50 years.

A January 26 fire consumed the distinctive A-frame lodge that was the recognizable symbol of the wooded resort on Cold Run Valley Road, and collapsed an attached addition to that…