JACKSON — A 47-year-old time capsule (with predictions!), great food and stories about years of innkeeping were on offer at the Christmas Farm Inn and Spa’s “Dinner through the Decades: A Founders and Friends Celebration” held Saturday to celebrate eight decades of innkeeping at the venerable Jackson establishment.
As owner Mark Lahood noted, for 80 years, the Christmas Farm has welcomed guests “to gather around the table, celebrate life’s milestones and create memories that span generations.”
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