CONWAY — Get ready for some strawberry shortcake, festive music and fabulous fireworks: Here comes the Fourth of July as only the Mount Washington Valley can do it.
But why wait? The holiday gets a jump-start starting this weekend with all sorts of activities leading up to Independence Day next Thursday.
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