Storyboards have been installed at Tom Weir's Rest site in Balmaha.

Visitors to the site tell the story of how the broadcaster, writer and outdoor enthusiast became the country's most loved mountain man.

A statue of Tom, which was first unveiled in December 2014, has now been augmented with four information panels following the latest phase of fundraising by the Tom Weir Memorial Group, assisted by Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs.

The storyboards are part of a larger Tom Weir’s Loch Lomond Wonderland project that is being supported with a £10,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and contributions from the Friends and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and the National Park Authority.

Two of the boards at the site entrances detail how Tom rose to prominence as a popular and knowledgeable figure in Scotland’s outdoor scene, while two others showcase the nature and history of Balmaha Bay at a stunning new bay viewpoint.

A fifth panel, which has yet to be installed, will be unveiled at the formal opening of Tom and Rhona’s Mountain Garden later this month.

All five storyboards were researched and written by Friends vice-chairman John Urquhart and designed by Deepstream, a Helensburgh-based company.

Susan Taylor, Administrator of the Tom Weir Memorial Group, said: “We are very proud of this new addition to the Tom Weir site, which has already attracted an incredible number of visitors.

"The storyboards tell the comprehensive story of how Tom became such an inspiration in many people’s eyes and they are already proving to be very popular.’’

James Fraser, Chairman of Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, added: “The statue site has been a great success and these storyboards will ensure visitors get more out of their visit to a very special part of Loch Lomond that Tom loved and cherished.”

The storyboards will be an integral part of a special event taking place on Saturday, April 30 at the Tom Weir’s Rest site, which will also see the launch of Tom and Rhona’s Mountain Garden.

US National Parks Ambassador Lee Stetson, who is a storyteller and John Muir lookalike, will be in attendance as part of the US National Parks Service Centennial Celebrations. Robert Wright, the Editor of the SCOTS magazine, will also be present to unveil slate slabs with engravings of quotes from Tom Weir’s articles on Loch Lomond that appeared in the magazine 50 years ago.

The ceremony will be held at 2pm and more details will be published shortly with an appeal to the public to turn out wearing red toorie hats which are closely associated with Tom Weir.