‘People’s forest’ marks 100 years, seeks new connections

In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, leaves begin to change color along the Presidential Range in the White Mountain National Forest, visible from Hart’s Location, N.H. Officials are noting the 100th anniversary of the federal acquisition of the forest with an art exhibit and other events throughout 2018 to celebrate “the people’s forest.” (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s most iconic attraction had been decimated by forest fires and logging when President Woodrow Wilson established it as a national forest a century ago.

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