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Jack-O'-Lantern Jubilation images   by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
As dusk falls, a wondrous sight illuminates downtown Keene, N.H., as more than 22,000 glowing and grinning jack-o’-lanterns welcome 50,000 people to the annual Keene Pumpkin Festival.
The Smallest Biggest Oldest Tallest   by Melissa L. Jones
Superlatives abound across America
Life Is Good images   by Melonee McKinney Hurt
Weather's Extremes   by Vicki Brown
Hot or cold, wet or dry, sunny or stormy, everyone loves to talk about the weather, says Scott Stephens, a meteorologist for the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. (pop. 68,889).
Acts of Kindness
How compassion makes us complete
Scenic Drives   by Stephen Leon Alligood
5 journeys to witness our country's majesty
Tracing a Towns Black Roots   by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
Valerie Cunningham’s 30-year labor of love preserved a legacy New Hampshire had nearly lost.
Season of Traditions   by Michael Nolan
Every family, every town or region, and sometimes an entire culture has its own holiday traditions that run like a river through the years and generations—always the same, always slightly different.
Autumn Escapes   by Richard Matthews
Discover the joys of getting lost. This is your chance to plan a day or a weekend to drive and explore.
Home for Good   by Barbara Jenkins
America’s population shifted away from metropolitan centers in the last decade three times faster than during the previous 10 years, and hometowns such as Mount Vernon, Ohio, are one of the reasons why.

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