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"Friday is Free Day for New Hampshire in Franconia Notch with fireworks to finish it all off.All New Hampshire residents receive free admission to the Flume Gorge, Aerial Tram and Echo Lake Beach Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary celebration of New Hampshire's Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway.The fireworks, which are scheduled for 9 p.m., will be launched over Echo Lake at the base of Cannon Mountain. For best viewing, be at the beach.Cannon's original Aerial Tram was the first passenger tramway in North America.From its construction in 1938 to its 1980 retirement, 6,581,338 passengers made the 2.1-mile journey up Cannon Mountain.The tram was the brain child of Alexander Bright, a famous skier who first proposed the idea in 1933.In spring 1934, a committee appointed by Gov. John G. Winant unanimously recommended that the tram be built on Cannon, but it wasn't until 1938 that it was completed.Forty-two years later, the Aerial Tramway II replaced the original Tram. It ascends Cannon's slopes for 5,359 feet.Each of the two cabins-nicknamed Mustard and Ketchup for their bright colors-can carry 80 passengers and one attendant. The cabins glide up the mountain at 1,500 feet per minute, with an hourly passenger capacity of 1,540 or 770 in each direction -- more than three times the capacity of the original tramway.On Friday, the Tram will open 15 minutes later than normal, at 9:15 a.m., and will run until 5 p.m.19003418The first 500 people to ride the Tram that day can receive a 75th anniversary commemorative coin, available at the ticket window. The Flume Gorge will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Beach will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Proof of New Hampshire residency is required for free admission at all venues.Atlas Pyrovision of Jaffrey will put on the fireworks display.Parking will be available at the beach parking lot or at the main base area for Cannon Mountain, just beyond the beach on Route 18."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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