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)

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…