CONWAY — Ho, ho, ho … it’s that most wonderful time of the year! And what better place to spend it than in the Mount Washington Valley, where Mother Nature graced us with not one but two much-appreciated snowstorms, turning places like Jackson Village and North Conway into real life snow globes.
Kicking off the holiday season last weekend, it was great to see Santa’s arrival and tree lightings in North Conway, Jackson and Bartlett and Fryeburg’s parade.
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