Editor's note: In occasional Saturday editions, The Conway Daily Sun is presenting stories that first appeared in The Mountain Ear newspaper, an award-winning, weekly newspaper published by Steve Eastman from 1976 to 2005, which showcased the culture and history of the Mount Washington Valley. The Ear was bought by Salmon Press in 2005, and the last edition was published in 2014.
Eastman died in 2008, but the spirit of the Ear lives on in the Sun thanks to his brother Tom, who was assistant editor at the Ear for 28 years and now reports for the Sun and is co-editor of North Conway magazine, a monthly publication for visitors.
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