FLEETING FALL FOLIAGE GREETINGS after what had to be one of the busiest Indigenous Peoples’ Weekends in recent memory.
The traditional “Perfect Storm” of peak foliage, the Fryeburg and Sandwich Fairs and the holiday weekend, along with great weather, once again combined to make it one traffic-clogged place.
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