CONWAY — According to a survey of businesses by the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Labor Day holiday weekend offered a strong end to the traditional summer season. But with closures well into June, the overall feeling was that numbers did not meet either the goals or the sales envisioned for this year.
In addition, there’s a clear consensus that a new visitor profile is developing.
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