Life appeared to be returning to normal in the region Tuesday as plow crews reopened hundreds of snow-packed roadways that had been made impassable by last weekend's historic blizzard.

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Perhaps most famously, heavy snowfall in New England led to the controversial 1982 Snow Plow Game, in which Patriots kicker John Smith hit a game-winning field goal only after a snowplow had cleared a spot for him to kick from.

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Summer visitors see grazing reindeer and Sami camps, and in winter a special bus follows a snow plow up the final eight miles to reach the 1, 000-foot high plateau where, bracing against the winds, you get to stand beside the iconic North Cape globe for photographic proof positive that you have literally stood at the top of the world.

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