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"With winter finally over, local businesses are gearing up for Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer tourism season.Click to watch News 9's coverage.Summer preparations are underway at Gunstock Mountain.\"We have a lot of new stuff going on,\" said general manager Greg Goddard. \"We have a new air bag attraction. We have some new endings for our aerial park that people will be excited about.\"Goddard said the mountain's main attraction is zip lining.\"We have a zip line experience that you won't find anywhere else in the country,\" he said.Christopher Secord of Mount Washington Cruises said there will be a lot happening at the MS Mount Washington summer port. Rides started up last weekend, and there are plenty of Memorial Day specials.\"For Memorial Day, we have $10 tickets for veterans, whether that's people in the service, EMTs, the military, police, firefighters and their families,\" Secord said. \"Kids also ride for free with two paying adults.\"Mother of five Heather Brignano said she will be taking advantage of that deal while spending time in downtown Laconia for Memorial Day.\"We get to see all of the bikes coming up and enjoy the weather and just take in the sights,\" she said.At Weir's Beach Lobster Pound, co-owner Michael Ray said he's ready to get summer started.\"People are ready to break out,\" he said. \"People are ready to get on their bikes, get on their boats, get in the water, get out and have a good time.\"Doors open at Gunstock on Saturday."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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