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Hikers who head for Shaw's Boarding Home know they'll find a family of like-minded souls and all the comforts of home. Image subjects: outside Shaw's Boarding

Hikers who head for Shaw's Boarding Home know they'll find a family of like-minded souls and all the comforts of home.
Image subjects: outside Shaw's Boarding Home
Keith Shaw, Sr. with guests
hikers inside Shaw's Boarding House
guests (hikers) inside Shaw's Boarding Home
guests (hikers) outside Shaw's Boarding Home
guests (hikers) inside Shaw's Boarding Home
Mrs. Shaw dishing up desert in her kitchen

Location: Monson

By: John Falk
and Andrew Vietze

Photography by: Tonee Harbert

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