Plan a Summer Weekend in North Conway, NH
North Conway means skiing to us, the place we spend February vacation playing in the snow. We decided it was about time to see it in the summer.
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Barbara Radcliffe Rogers is New Hampshire Magazine‘s regular “Our Town” writer. She is a travel and food writer specializing in her native New Hampshire, the northeastern United States and southern Europe. Along with frequent articles for Planetware, WhereverFamily, BellaOnline and Global Traveler magazine, she is the co-author of more than 30 travel guidebooks, including the “2019 Frommer’s Guide to New England.” Barbara especially enjoys sharing active travel experiences.
North Conway means skiing to us, the place we spend February vacation playing in the snow. We decided it was about time to see it in the summer.
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