BERLIN — A motor caravan chugged into Berlin on Monday and back into time to the turn of the last century, with engines puttering and horns that sounded like a steam locomotive.
The Eastern Steam Car Tour is visiting the North Country this week, with more than three dozen Stanley Steamers from more than 100 years ago.
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