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2 min readLACONIA — Last August, when COVID-19 was surging, Howie Chandler and his dog Ellie rode through a diminished Laconia Motorcycle Week.
But in 2021, with multiple vaccines being administered and President Joe Biden pledging that all adults will be vaccinated by the end of May, Chandler and Ellie, a 4-year-old Newfoundland also known as “Pookie,” plan to enjoy the June 12-20 event in its entirety.
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Restrictions were in place and only a few vendors were allowed at last year’s Laconia Motorcycle Week, which was postponed from June to late August because of the pandemic.
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