WEST SPRINGFIELD -- The small bit of text on the Eastern States Exposition's website looks innocuous at first -- until you really pay attention to the numbers.

LACONIA — Delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and smaller by design, the 97th edition of Laconia Motorcycle Week got off the starting line Saturday with a masked, socially distanced run around Lake Winnipesaukee.

LOUDON — Organizers of the 97th Laconia Motorcycle Week beginning Saturday say the coronavirus pandemic and measures to prevent its spread are expected to reduce attendance at the nation’s oldest motorcycle rally and actually make it safer, a silver lining in a black leather jacket.

FRANCONIA — Franconia Notch State Park is so popular that people are being turned away daily from both the Flume Gorge and Echo Lake Beach — to their considerable displeasure.

LACONIA — Amid fears about growing weekend crowds at Weirs Beach and the health risk posed by expected large numbers of visitors for Motorcycle Week, the town’s police chief said the 97th rally should be canceled.

SALEM — The Fun Squad at Canobie Lake Park was renamed the “Social Distance Squad” this year, and they had plenty of disinfectant to share with patrons who showed up on opening day Thursday morning.

A shortage of cleanup crews and plenty of litterbugs created a heap of trash trouble at Hampton Beach as garbage bins overflowed and litter piled up along parts of Ocean Boulevard over the weekend.

Canobie Lake Park in Salem is getting ready to open its doors on July 16, with reservations only, a 25% capacity limit and other social distancing and cleaning guidelines.

LONDONDERRY — With many traditional summer events canceled across the Granite State due to COVID-19 concerns, staff at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire want all to know it’s wheels up for their annual classic car show next month.

The Riverside Speedway and Adventure Park in Groveton reopened its track to the public Saturday after reaching an agreement with the state late last week.

A plan to create the only whitewater park in New England has received the first of three permits it requires for construction on the Winnipesaukee River in downtown Franklin.

Built in 1937 in the midst of the Great Depression, the Lyme-East Thetford Bridge has earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places.