Recently, I heard through the grapevine that Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce members located in North Conway Village were wondering about the history of the North Conway Village Association and the chamber.
Paul Durfee, MWVCC president, and I, as executive director, tried many times to meet and discuss this history, but we were unable to connect. With that in mind, I am sharing that history today.
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