Kancamagus Highway Hits 50
The Kancamagus Highway, the only route to connect motorists from Lincoln to Conway, NH, had a long, colorful history, even before its official summer 1959 opening and thousands of foliage-seekers found its breathtaking vistas. With two days of events and programs, New Hampshire’s scenic Route 112, “The Kanc,” was honored for its 50-year anniversary August […]
By Yankee Magazine
Aug 03 2009
Albany, New Hampshire
Photo Credit : Jeff FolgerThe Kancamagus Highway, the only route to connect motorists from Lincoln to Conway, NH, had a long, colorful history, even before its official summer 1959 opening and thousands of foliage-seekers found its breathtaking vistas.
With two days of events and programs, New Hampshire’s scenic Route 112, “The Kanc,” was honored for its 50-year anniversary August 14 and 15, 2009. Yankee‘s foliage blogger Jeff Folger writes about his day on the Kanc.
Read more about anniversary events:
Kancamagus Turns 50
TheKanc.com
These two Yankee Classics focus on the wild and woolly history of this New Hampshire Scenic Byway.