FRANCONIA — End of April, and May Day on Monday, May 1.
Hard to believe, but this coming Wednesday, May 3, marks the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Great Stone Face, New Hampshire’s iconic state symbol, the legendary Old Man of the Mountain.
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