CONWAY — “You’ll have a glorious ‘Sun-day,’” boasts a vintage 1930s Boston & Maine poster in a display case in the lobby of the Conway Scenic Railroad’s 1874-built station.
The poster shows a young lady holding her wooden skis and basking in the rays of the sun on a winter’s day — the kind of day winter sports lovers enjoyed this vacation week (apart from Tuesday’s snowstorm).
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Winter used to be the quiet time, no motorcycles tuned to produce noise that can be heard miles away and a reprieve from the constant train whistle that pollutes the environment. Noise pollution is Bad for your health, environment and is turning the valley into an industrial acoustic zone. Why? For economic profit for a few tourist dollars we tolerate the destruction of serenity. Rev up your engines nature be damned, it is a small wonder people are so stressed and angry there is no silence!
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