A family from Peabody, Massachusetts spent their life savings to create a unique tourist attraction in New Hampshire. Now, they're fighting to save it.

Gary and Carolyn LeBlanc launched Scenic Railriders in 2019. They transformed an abandoned stretch of railroad tracks in Concord into a popular destination where visitors can pedal four-person rail bikes along tracks dating back to the mid-1800s. The route winds through farmland and cow pastures along the Merrimack River and offers views that can't be seen from the road.

"We built all our bikes in our garage at home," owner Gary LeBlanc said. "We basically designed the size of them, cut all the aluminum at home, drilled it all out for the bolts. We assembled it all at home. We brought out weedwhackers, chainsaws, clippers. My wife and I

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