Mike Thomas Jr. polishes his chainsaw carvings with a sealant on Halloween in Laconia. Thomas, a chef at Paugus Bay Pub, has a side business c…

A house on Elm Street in Lakeport loaded with decorations for Halloween on Tuesday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

A house on Elm Street is loaded with decorations ready to display on Halloween in Laconia on Tuesday. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

Halloween decorations and lights are displayed on a house at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Gale Avenue in Laconia last Thursday. The…