CONCORD — The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development is reporting a surge in visitation and economic activity surrounding this month’s total solar eclipse.
While the entire state experienced at least a partial eclipse, New Hampshire’s Great North Woods — from Lancaster north to Pittsburg and the Canadian Border — was directly in the path of totality.
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