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North Country jewel for sale

Recession, competition have taken some of the shine off of the Balsams Grand Hotel

A family from Ottawa used the putting green at the Balsams yesterday. A family from Ottawa used the putting green at the Balsams yesterday. (Fred Field for The Boston Globe)
By Robert Preer
Globe Correspondent / August 21, 2010

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As Route 26 winds along the rocky shoulders of this famous North Country notch, a vintage postcard comes to life, the still surface of the lake in the foreground reflecting the image of the 19th-century resort between the shoreline and mountainous backdrop. (Full article: 856 words)

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