JACKSON — They’re baaack!
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce’s Kathleen Flammia reports that this year’s 37th annual “Return of the Pumpkin People” is bigger and better than ever, with 61 displays (30 in Glen, Bartlett, North Conway and Conway and 31 in Jackson) adding an often humorous and sometimes topical flair to the colorful fall landscape.
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