CONWAY — Like Zoom meetings, home-baked bread and jigsaw puzzles, cornhole is having a moment.
A young Madison boy needed a Mother’s Day gift and a remote learning project. The cornhole set that he made has gotten much use this summer. A Center Conway man started making cornhole boards for his family. Then it became a business opportunity. A North Conway couple even made a cornhole set to use at their wedding.
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