CONWAY — Christmas arrived a few days early for Cranmore Mountain Resort with the opening of Fairbank Lodge last Saturday, with local staff gathering for a ribbon-cutting outside the new $20 million base lodge.
“This is a great day for Cranmore,” said Cranmore President and General Manager Ben Wilcox.
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