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The view from from Saddleback ski area in Rangeley is one of its best known features. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
RANGELEY Tracey Russell stepped away from the photo she was taking with her parents and children in front of the Saddleback lodge, their smiles obvious though hidden by face masks. And, as she stopped to reflect on this long-awaited family gathering, she choked up.
“I’m sorry,” she said. “Today was the first day we’ve been able to hug my parents in a year.”
That memorable pandemic moment, Russell said, was made all the sweeter because it happened at the family’s favorite ski mountain.