Celebrating and Preserving the History and Heritage of Skiing • Spring 2015 Ski Museum of Maine

Oxford County Historic Skiing Sites: Interpretive map being developed by Ski Museum

By Scott Andrews Editor, Snow Trail

Oxford County has been a hotbed of Maine skiing for more than a century, a geographic theme that’s visually underscored by a new interpretive map that’s being developed by the Ski Museum of Maine. Oxford County’s claim to historical fame dates from the 1890s, when Finnish immigrants first settled in West Paris and surrounding towns. Skiing was one of the Finns’ many contributions to Maine’s culture. In 1895 a lone “skee-man” vistied Fryeburg. He was with a group of snowshoe enthusiasts from the Boston-based Appalachian Mountain Club. About the turn of the 20th century, the Paris Manufacturing Company began making skis. Most of the workers in the ski department were local Finns. Rumford’s long and distinguished ski history began about the time of World War I, when a Norwegian immigrant named Mat Liz Chenard and Leslie Miller were two of 37 junior athletes from Nilsen arrived in town and began to amaze Rumford’s Chisholm Ski Club who competed at the national level during local folks with his prowess on skis. A few years the 1970s. The Chisholm Ski Club, founded in 1924, is Maine’s oldest, and it boasts a long and proud history that continues to the present. later, he co-founded the Chisholm Ski Club, (Courtesy Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall) which remains active to the present. Please turn to page1 7 Upcoming Ski Museum Events Monday, June 8 Third Annual Ski Maine Golf Classic Ski Museum of Maine (to benefit Ski Museum of Maine) Snow Trail Nonesuch River Golf Course Scott Andrews, Editor Scarborough Spring 2015 www.skimuseumofmaine.org Friday, June 26 [email protected] Kingfield Pops Weekend P.O. Box 359 Kingfield, ME 04947 (Ski Museum open until 8 p.m.) (207) 265-2023 Kingfield

Founded in 1995, the Ski Museum of Maine is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established Saturday, July 18 with the mission to celebrate and preserve the MollyOckett Day history and heritage of Maine skiing. The Ski Museum exhibits artifacts, photographs, Bethel Common artwork and documents at its location in Bethel Kingfield, conducts educational programs to ski clubs, schools, libraries, historical and civic organizations, and hosts social events and Friday, August 7 activities throughout the year. Kingfield First Friday Art Walk

Officers (Ski Museum open until 8 p.m.) President: Wende Gray, Bethel Kingfield Secretary: Russ Murley, Po w n a l Treasurer: Vito Courtney, Freeport Saturday, October 24 Board Members Scott Andrews, historian, Po r tl an d Maine Ski Hall of Fame Banquet Leigh Breidenbach, Turner Grand Summit Hotel Cooper Friend, Ellsworth Dave Irons, We s t b r o o k Sunday River Mountain Resort Glenn Parkinson, Freeport Newry Megan Roberts, Farmington Phil Savignano, Auburn Greg Sweetser, Cumberland Saturday, February 13, 2016 Gerry Thompson, Falmouth Michele Varuolo Cole, Bethel Maine Ski Heritage Classic Karla Wolters, Madawaska Lake Sugarloaf Mountain Resort

Staff Carrabassett Valley Executive director: Bruce Miles, Carrabassett Valley

2 From the president ...

As I reflect on the contributions of the Ski establishment of a Museum’s past presidents, I will be honored to satellite museum officially become president of the Museum’s board in the Bethel. of directors this June. I hope that I can bring to the During the presidency even a small amount of the vision of Don Hayes, the work ethic of Jean Luce, the enthusiasm past year, The Ski of John Christie, the historical knowledge of Glenn Museum’s Bethel Parkinson and the writing and organizational skills Project has made of Jill Ducharme. I look forward to leading our great strides in board and staff in fulfilling the Museum’s mission raising awareness of celebrating and preserving the history and and funds in heritage of skiing in Maine. the western Wende Gray, president Since coming to Maine in the early 1970s, my career has centered around the skiing industry. Maine region. We have staffed our booth at Arriving in Maine fresh out of college, I secured Bethel’s MollyOckett Day in July, Harvest Fest in a position in public relations with the Maine September, Ski Depot Open House in October and Department of Economic Development and was Heritage Day at Mount Abram in December. The lucky to be assigned the promotion and publicity of Ski Museum has joined the Bethel Area Chamber tourism and skiing. of Commerce and the Bethel Area Non-Profit Soon I was off to the mountains every weekend. Collaborative. In 1972 Sugarloaf’s general manager Harry Baxter offered me a job as marketing coordinator. We hosted several first time fund-raising events: Harry was a wonderful mentor! After Harry left The Sunri Ski Fashion Show at the Bethel Inn Sugarloaf, I moved to the coast as general manager Resort in November, a Celebration of Nordic Skiing of the Camden Snow Bowl. I can now say that along at Carter’s Cross Country Ski Center on New Year’s with marketing I can shake hay, grease sheaves, Day and the First Annual Skee Spree and Auction load T-bars and make a wicked good fish chowder. at White Cap Lodge at Sunday River over Martin In 1980, my good friend and Ski Maine colleague, Luther King weekend in January. Les Otten, purchased Sunday River. He offered me a position as Sunday River’s marketing manager, More than 40 individuals and businesses in the and I moved to Bethel, where I live today. In 1989, Oxford County region have become members of I left Sunday River and formed my own marketing the Ski Museum and are invested in establishing a and public relations business. The Maine Nordic Ski satellite museum in the community. Council was one of my first clients and I served as As the Ski Museum of Maine celebrates its 20th its executive director from 1991-2004. anniversary, we can proudly look back to see how For the past decade I’ve been skiing just for fun far we have come from our humble beginnings. and had the pleasure of serving as the coordinator for the Road Scholar alpine and nordic ski weeks at At first we were simply storing the Sugarloaf Ski the Bethel Inn Resort. In 2013 I was a elected to the Club’s archives in a Carrabassett barn. Nowadays board of the Ski Museum, became vice president we maintain an exhibit at a prominent Kingfield in 2014 and am now performing the duties of the location that displays artifacts, photos, documents president after Jill’s resignation. and other memorabilia. I hope you will join me in My goal for the Ski Museum is to expand the fulfilling the Ski Museum’s mission in the years to museum’s presence throughout the state of Maine come. with the development of exhibits and displays at local ski areas and historical societies, expanded schedule of skiing history presentations to civic and We n de Gr ay cultural organizations, schools and colleges and the President, Ski Museum of Maine 3 From the executive director...

Nothing portrays history like first-hand club members) of a corporation to raise capital to documents. This past winter Cate Gilbane, build lifts and other infrastructure. a museum supporter and a member of the The Ski Museum is grateful to Cate Gilbane Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club, contacted me to for sharing these artifacts with us. We pledge to ask if the Ski Museum was interested in some preserve them and make available for all to see. documents from her dad’s possessions. While hard artifacts like skis, boots and other I immediately replied with an emphatic “yes.” items are valuable to the collections on display, Her dad is Phineas Sprague of Cape Elizabeth, these types of documents are also invaluable to a charter member of the Sugarloaf Ski Club and our mission to “celebrate and preserve the history one of the people instrumental in the development of the mountain. Fortunately for us he saved much of his correspondence with his fellow club members. In this collection -- numbering more than 200 scanned documents, photos and news clippings -- a good picture emerges of the challenges that faced this group of visionaries. Many of the documents are handwritten letters sent by Phineas to Bob Scully, Robert Bass, Horace Chapman and other club members involved in the endeavor. The letters tell of the steps taken by members of this group as they tackle the many issues of building a ski area. The role of the Maine Ski Council, which had been formed in 1949, is shown to have played a major role in getting support from the state government. The letters describe the strategy of selling 400 memberships to the newly formed Sugarloaf Amos Winter, one of the driving forces behind the Mountain Ski Club. The Club was incorporated development of skiing at Sugarloaf, greets an unidentified customer at the ticket window about 1960. This photo is one in July of 1950, and its very ambitious agenda of many from the collection of Phineas Sprague, another key required the participation of many people. figure. A digital copy was shared with the Ski Museum of The letters describe how landowners would be Maine. (Courtesy Cate Gilbane) approached. Since money was an issue, leasing was the preferred option. and heritage of Maine skiing.” The letters convey a sense of excitement. We are fortunate that the founders of These were young businessmen who were all Sugarloaf kept good records of the early days. involved in their own careers, but they possessed Our hope is that many of you who have been (or a passion for the sport of skiing and were eager know) people who were involved in the formative to volunteer their time to make this project years have more of this type of memorabilia. If happen. An undertaking this big by a volunteer you do, please consider sharing it with us -- so club -- as opposed to a business entity -- was rare that we can share it with all and help ensure that in Maine. the history of the development of the sport we all These letters, pictures and documents span love will not get lost to future generations. several years and chronicle the development of Sugarloaf between 1950 an 1955. It started with Bruce Miles, Executive director one trail run by a club to the formation (by the Ski Museum of Maine

4 Thoughts while spring cleaning...

Spring Cleaning is the annual ritual when skiers and snowboarders hang up their gear, clean out the vacation home fridge and post another season pass to the memory wall. This is the 45th year of my spring cleaning routine. As president of the Ski Museum of Maine, this ritual has taken on a new dimension. For the first time in decades, I’ve been cleaning out the attic, basement and barn in search of ski memorabilia -- rather than adding to the clutter. I’ve found a lot of items that should be in the Ski Museum’s collection and not mine. These include an Icelandic sweater from the 1960s, a down parka from the 1970s and a 1980s-vintage neon pink jumpsuit. Whew! On the gear side, there’s a pair of three-foot kiddie skis circa 1960s, lime-green Rossis from A pair of 1985 Nordica rear-entry boots were among the treasures found in the the 1980s and a pair of Nordica annual spring cleaning. (Wende Gray photo) rear-entry boots dating from 1985. Falling under the artifacts in preserving these records and establishing the rubric, I found a Maine tourism promotional Ski Museum of Maine. I encourage you to help button which was used in the 1970s, a “Save the celebrate and preserve Maine’s skiing history and Yellow Nosed Vole” bumper sticker from 1974 and heritage by donating (or loaning) your Maine a daily diary of Camden Snow Bowl operations ski memorabilia to the Museum. What’s in your dated 1978-1989. closet? Twenty years ago, the Sugarloaf Ski Club was spring cleaning and ready to jettison their We n de Gr ay archives. I salute our founders for their foresight President, Ski Museum of Maine

Ski Heritage Classic raised $10K-plus Once again -- and despite the looming threat More than 125 supporters gathered at the of a major blizzard -- the Maine Ski Heritage Sugarloaf Inn on February 14 for the apres ski Classic proved to be the Ski Museum’s top reception and fund-raiser. Once again, Maine fund-raising event of the season. Attendance businesses, individuals and organizations was slightly above average, and when the cash contributed generously to the Museum, donating registers fell silent, the final tally was $10,626. approximately 100 items to the silent and live That’s right in line with the event’s recent auction portion of the evening. history, according to Heritage Classic chairman Please turn to page 15 Greg Sweetser. 5 Ski museums meet at Steamboat Springs

In Steamboat Springs, Colorado, during the International Skiing History Association’s annual April get-together, I attended a meeting where several museum officials discussed ideas to create a semi-formal network for information exchange. The meeting was hosted by Tread of Pioneers Museum. Located in downtown Steamboat Springs, this superb little institution devotes nearly half of its exhibit space to the history of skiing in the local community and Colorado. It maintains several displays -- both permanent and temporary -- that are anchored by Board members and directors of four museums met on April 10 at the Tread of Pioneers Museum in downtown Steamboat Springs to discuss informational exchanges between ski museums. From left: Dave Holli, U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum; Tom West, U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum; Scott Andrews, Ski Museum of Maine; Connie Nelson, Alf Engen Ski Museum; Katie Adams, Tread of Pioneers; Candice Bannister, Tread of Pioneers. (Courtesy Tom West)

one very compelling theme: Nearly 90 athletes from the Steamboat Springs skiing community have competed in the Olympic Winter Games. Tread of Pioneers was represented by executive director Candice Bannister and curator Katie Adams. The U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum (Ishpeming, Mich.) was represented by executive director Tom West and board member Dave Holli, while the Alf Engen Ski Museum (Park City, Utah) sent executive director Connie Nelson. Of the four museums represented at the meeting, all of us share one key thematic thread: Scandinavian immigrants were pivotal figures in our historical narratives. Ideas that we discussed included electronic communications (websites, videos, PowerPoint displays), education/outreach programs and Katie Adams, curator of the Tread of Pioneers Museum, gives possible traveling exhibits. a tour for visiting ski museum officials on April 10. Located in downtown Steamboat Springs, Tread of Pioneers devotes approximately half its exhibit space to skiing in the local Scott Andrews community and Colorado. (Scott Andrews photo) Historian, Ski Museum of Maine 6 (continued from page 1)

Oxford County also exemplifies the breadth of Maine snowsports, including alpine, cross-country, jumping, freestyle and snowboarding. All forms and levels of competition have been held in the region, including the 1950 World Championships in Rumford (cross-country skiing), and two World Cups at Sunday River: 2001 (free- style skiing) and 2009 (snowboard cross). Oxford County schools and acad- emies have been very successful in competition, and innumerable scho- lastic championships have been held in the region for more than 80 years. Snowboard cross is one of the most exciting competitions in snowsports, and Sunday River Mountain Resort attracted the best of the best in 2009 when it Jibes with Bethel focus hosted a World Cup competition. (Courtesy Sunday River)

The Oxford County Historic Skiing Sites map year the town tallies bigger skier/snowboarder (please turn to pages 8-9) jibes perfectly with the numbers than any other community in Maine. Ski Museum’s ongoing efforts to establish a long- Nearly all of these are recreational enthusiasts. term presence in the Bethel community. Beth- Bethel’s ski history begins before World War el is roughly at the center of the map, and every I, and includes numerous winter carnivals and other snow-season events. Today Bethel and its surrounding towns include two downhill ski and snowboard resorts -- Sunday River and Mount Abram -- plus three cross-country ski areas -- Sunday River Outdoor Center, Carter’s Cross- Country Ski Center and Bethel Inn. Telstar High School and Gould Academy have strong ski teams, and numerous races are hosted in the area. Each dot on the map represents a town with one or more significant skiing/snowboarding sites. Some towns, such as Wilson’s Mills and Brown- field, are principally of historical interest, while others, such as Newry, exemplify modern Maine skiing and snowboarding. A separate key -- not shown here -- explains the significance of each dot. In places like Rumford, the key is long and involved -- reflecting the many historical and contemporary facets of snowsports in this town. The map is readily adaptable to different formats and diverse purposes. In its simplest printed form it’s a conversation-starter that’s used at Ski Museum events. The concept can easily be adapted to more modern presentations, such as touch-screens and A worker finishes a ski on a drum sander at the Paris Manufacturing Company sometime in the 1950s. Several even smart-phones. One intriguing possibility is to firms in Oxford County once made skis, but all are now station a giant touch-screen version of the map at the defunct. (Courtesy Paul Cote) entranceway of the future Bethel satellite museum. 7 8 9 ‘Old news’ is good news for Ski Museum

With the recent sale (again) of the Portland Press Herald and subsequent staff turnover, it’s reassuring that the Portland Public Library is currently enhancing access to a number of historical newspaper assets. Two items are especially important to the Ski Museum. First is the library’s digital conversion of photos acquired from the archives of the Po r tl an d Press Herald and the long-defunct Portland Evening Express. PPL archivist Abraham Schechter, who once worked for the Ski Museum The busy rope tow at the Gorham Kiwanis Ski Slope, pictured here in a 1970 photo during its formative years, is keeping from the Portland Press Herald, was typical of dozens of local ski hills that once operated all over Maine. (Courtesy Portland Public Library) an eye out for old skiing photos and making them available to us. The 1970 picture of the Gorham Kiwanis Ski Slope that is reproduced on this page is an example. Second is the PPL’s recent purchase of a digital microfilm reader/copier, another Schechter initiative. For many years the library’s file cabinets have held a complete microfilm run of the Press Herald and Evening Express, but obtaining digital copies has always been problematic. No more. I was recently perusing some Evening Express microfilm from the 1930s. The issue of January 14, 1936 is particularly interesting. A whole page is devoted to ski news, under the banner rubric “Along the Snow Trail.” It includes the vintage advertisement reproduced on this page. The top ski story was the “Borderline” trail- building project that was proposed for the mountains of Evans Notch. This incredibly ambitious scheme involved five peaks in plus two in Maine, with principal access via Fryeburg. Had it come to fruition, “Borderline” would have been bigger than Vail, Squaw Valley or other major western resorts. The complete text of the “Borderline” story is reproduced on the opposite page, including multiple During the 1930s, the Maine Central Railroad operated subheads. both snow trains and special ski buses, as seen in this advertisement from the Portland Evening Express. Scott Andrews (Courtesy Portland Public Library) Historian, Ski Museum of Maine 10 Borderline Development To Open Up Many New Ski Trails Maine Will Benefit In Big Project Slopes on Two Peaks In This State To Be Made Accessible Towns To Profit By Influx of Enthusiasts Five New Hampshire Mountains Included In Development

By Ran Sanford

What promises to be one of the most intensive ski chance for a ski trail that will rival the internationally trail developments in New England, one that will open famous Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail on Mount Washington. up an entirely new territory for winter sports enthusiasts, The project is a start on a development which many is planned for the White Mountain National Forest on some day become far more extensive on the Maine side the Maine-New Hampshire borderline between Gilead of the state line, since there are numerous other sizable and Fryeburg. The U. S. Forest Service, Appalachian peaks North of and East Royce, close Mountain Club, and the various towns in the region are at hand to the towns of Bethel and Gilead and formerly cooperating in the project which will open ski trails on inaccessible except by trails, now easily reached over seven border mountains in Maine and New Hampshire. the new Evans Notch road. Among these peaks are Caribou Mt. (2,828), Peabody Mt. (2,500), Pickett Henry Mt. (2,100), Elizabeth Mt. (2,030), Haystack Mt. (2,130) Two Peaks In Maine and numerous smaller peaks offering splendid slopes, both wooded and open, for ski trail development. Of the seven peaks, two are in Maine. One, Speckled Mountain, is a 2,677-foot peak in the town of Stoneham. May Use CCC Labor Speckled Mountain is one of three peaks in Maine by that name. Its summit consists of open ledges and is All of the mountains named are in the National Forest, surmounted by a National Forest fire lookout. hence would be in line for CCC labor, which usually East Royce, 3,133 feet in height, is directly on the cannot be obtained for ski trail development on privately border, in Batchelder’s Grant, Maine, and Bean Purchase, controlled land. N. H. It is the eastern peak of Royce Mt. Maine towns are watching developments in this Wholly in New Hampshire are West Royce (3,300), borderline region carefully, realizing that because the Meader (2,820), South Baldface (3,585), Eastman only access to the vast wilderness area is through Maine, (2,959), and Kearsarge (3,260). However, all of these they will profit as the influx of snow sports enthusiasts with the exception of Kearsarge, which is reached from begins. At the northern terminus of the Evans Notch the Conway region, are accessible only through Maine, Road are Gilead and Bethel. At the southern end of either North from Fryeburg via Stow, or South from the region is Fryeburg, already a bustling winter sports Bethel and Gilead over the scenic Evans Notch Road, a town. Fryeburg promises to profit from its advantageous major CCC project. position as the last town of any size en route to the The Appalachian Mountain Club has a private camp borderline region from either Boston or Portland and has located just across the border in Chatham, N. H. Persons named a committee to work with the U. S. Forest Service familiar with the region predict that this camp, known as and Appalachian Mountain Club in their efforts to open the Cold River Camp, may rival the famous up the territory to winter sports. Camp of the A. M. C. when the borderline development reaches completion. Editor’s note: The “CCC” above refers to the Civilian There is no limit to the number of sporty trails that Conservation Corps, a Depression-era federal government can be constructed in the region, with government funds program that built many facilities in national parks and and labor available since the land is all in the White forests. All text above from the Portland Evening Express, Mountain National Forest. Baldface Mountain offers a January 14, 1936. 11 Membership Honor Roll Memberships are the lifeblood of non-profit organizations such as the Ski Museum of Maine. Members’ financial and in-kind contributions are vital to help us fulfill our mission of “celebrating and preserving the history and heritage of Maine skiing.” The individual and corporate members listed on these two pages have helped advance the Ski Museum to where it is today -- and they ensure our continued efforts. We salute them!

Erlon Broomhall David & Kim Farrar Elizabeth S. Hoefler Individual Bill & Cindy Brown Don & Mary Fletcher Scott Hoisington members Charles & Kathy Brown Bob & Benita Flynn John R. Hooper Herb Adams Charlotte Brown Brud Folger Mary Hopson Bo & Cindy Adams Jeffrey & Celeste Brown Paul & Daria Forman David & Jacqueline Horn Roger & Nancy Adams Dana Bullen Richard & Leona Forster Daniel & Patricia Hourihan Charlie Akers Meredith Strang Burgess & Doug Don & Nancy Fowler John G. Howe Bruce Albiston Stewart John & Theresa Fowler Frank & Nicky Howell Bill & Joan Alfond Bryan Burgess Lucy Fowler Klug Gene & Joanne Howland Karl & Sherrie Anderson Carl Burnett Peter W. Francisco & Beth Carlson Philip & Mary Hunter Dr. Robert Anderson Mary & Kevin Burns Colon Durrell & Mary Frank Peter & Kathryn Hussey Eric Anderson & Gerry Schneider Barbara Burr Nicole Freeman Dave & Pat Irons Pat Andrews Paul Cannon Aldro French Jeanne Irwin Scott Andrews Anne Carter Cooper & Meredith Friend David M. Jagger Jean Anton Daniel Cassidy Bob & Robin Garrett Raymond L. Jenkins Jr. Sam Appleton Bruce Chalmers Peter Garsoe Hans & Barbara Jenni Esther Atwood John & Marty Christie Charles & Nancy Gaunce Brad Jerome John Atwood Kirsten Clark Rickenbach Chuck Gerry Tony & Hilary Jessen Nancy Babcock Bruce & Phyllis Coggeshall Cate S. Gilbane David & Ann Jones P. Kelley & Sophie Baker Bruce & Susan Cole Mr. & Mrs. Goodwin O. Gilman Rich & Pat Judd Leslie Bancroft Krichko Mary Collins Stephen & Carole Godomsky Peter & Lisa Judkins Connie Barnes Marvin & Laurie Collins Emery Goff & Bill Carhart Ed Keller Gretchen Zopf & Bob Bass Family John Condon Alice Goodwin Zip Kellogg Harry & Martha Baxter Cal Conniff Ralph Gould Jr. Mary Kendall Paul Bean Warren & Brammie Cook Don Gower Aileen Kennedy Thomas & Letitia Beauregard John Corey Craig Gray Randy Kerr Carl & Sally Beck Vito Courtney Wende F. Gray Susan King Clem & Rolande Begin Bob & Betty Crane Norman Greenberg Laurie Knowles Herron Scott Beliveau Norman L. Cummings Don & Pat Gregoire John Koons, D.M.D. Norma Bennett & Family Bill & Lorraine Cummings Ruth Grover John & Irene Kuchta Andre Benoit Lloyd Cuttler Harold C. Gunter William & Lucy LaCasse Irene & Bill Berry Susan Davis Tom & June Gyger John & Susan LaCasse Sarah Billmeier Haskell Dearnley Bill Haefele Tim LaVallee Richard & Judith Bjorn Dave Dickey Elliot Hale Terry & Susan Landry Ms. Gail Blackburn Joan & Scott Dolan Peter Hale Frank Langlois Marcia Blake Jack Donovan David Hall Celia Leber Brenda Bourassa P. Richard Doucette Jerry & Suzanne Hall Regis & Carolyn Lepage Virginia Bousum & Gary Brown Pat Dow Marty & Katherine Hall Sam Lipman & Catherine Cornell John & Bonnie Bower Bob & Cindy Dunlap Gerald Ham Jim & Betty Anne Listowich Leigh Breidenbach & Bede Wellford Nancy Durgin Tom Hanson Jean Luce Bill Briggs Kyle Evans Bob & Sally Harkins Robert Luce Ray & Judy Broomhall Will & Elanna Farnham John Harris Jack & Karen Deigh Lufkin Wendall Broomhall Bob & Bonnie Farrar Bee Harvey & Dennis Pruneau Morten Lund Charles Broomhall John Farrar Patricia Hawksley Ward & Genevieve MacKenzie

12 Malcolm & Luli Macnaught Fred Randell Elizabeth Timm Farmington Ski Club Christina Maguire Richard Rasor Jeffery Timm Farmington

Carla Marcus Earl Raymond John Towne, M.D. Fort Kent Historical Society Joan & Dick Marshall Alan Redden Kevin & Cindy Trinward Fort Kent Garrett R. Martin Robert & Anita Remington Joe & Doris Tutlis Good Food Store Dan & Janice Maxham Tom & Colleen Reynolds Tom & Judy Upham Bethel Terry & Moira McCabe Barbara Richards Michele Varuolo Cole Gray Marketing John McCatherin & Barbara Kovach Megan Roberts Kerry-Sue Walters Bethel Chad & Irene McGrew Jan Roberts Dr. Edward Z. & Candace C. Nadene McLeod John Roberts & Jean Wilson Walworth Java Joe’s Farmington Richard & Imogene McWilliams Win & Vici Robinson Deborah & William Ward Jeffery & Sara Meade Elizabeth Rockwell John & Bobbie Watson Java Joe’s Walter B. & Sarah Melvin Gil & Diane Roderick Peter Webber Carrabassett Valley Ms. Terri Messer Paul & Marty Rogers Sally & Al Webster Kittery Trading Post Jon Morrill S. Clyde Ross Bernard E. Weichsel Kittery Robert & Christina Morse Bill Rounds Owen & Anna Wells Kyes Insurance Earle & Pam Morse Peter & Jane Roy Peter & Judy Weston Farmington Russ Murley Brett Russell Fryeburg Academy Ski Team Pat & Muriel Murphy Ms. Sandie Sabaka John Weston Lonesome Pine Trails Fort Kent Amanda & Charley Murray Ken & Charlene Sassi Don Whiston Marcus Nash Phil Savignano Glenn White Maine Winter Sports Center Roger & Marjorie Nastou Tom & Barbara Sawyer Ralph White & Joni Averill White Caribou John Wild Neil & Margaret Newton Galen & Virginia Sayward Matterhorn Ski Bar David Nivus Steve & Laura Schaefer Guy G. Williams Newry Ralph & Catherine Nodine Linda Sharpe Jamie Pateneaude Pat’s Pizza Dennis O’Donovan Lennie Shaw Karla & Tom Wolters Bethel Alfred Oberlerchner Ted & Mary Sherwood Rick & Vicki Wyman Gail Ogilvie Maryjane & David Shiverick Charlotte Zahn River View Resort Bethel Kathryn J. Olmstead Gregg Silloway Edward Zanca Richard S. & Sandra Osgood Lee Silverman Robin & Doug Zinchuk Shipyard Brewhaus Carrabassett Valley Les Otten Myles Silverman

George Ouellette Dan Simoneau Smokin’ Good BBQ Roger & Patsy Page Peter Skapinsky Corporate Bethel Ben & Nancy Paradis Jack & Anita Smart members Snowfields Productions Howard Paradis Peter C. Smith Bethel Inn Resort Portland Ben Paradis Bill & Valerie Sowles Bethel Stanley Museum Julie Parisien & Tim Nuce Phin & Marylou Sprague Bethel Village Motel/Ruthie’s Kingfield Dr. Rob Parisien Lev & Laurie Steeves Bethel Anna Parisien-Levin Bill & Sara Stockwell Sugarloaf Mountain Resort BEWI Productions Carrabassett Valley Michael E. & Jeannette Y. Parker Dick & Nancy Stowell Waltham, Mass. Glenn & Donna Parkinson Sarah Strunk Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club Camden Riverhouse Hotel Carrabassett Valley Maurice Payson Greg Stump Camden Tom & Heidi Pelletier Dianne Sturzenberger Sunday River Mountain Resort Carrabassett Coffee Cherie Perkins Rand & Kathy Surgi Newry Kingfield Jeff & Barbara Perry Neale Sweet Sweetser’s Orchards Bob & Jeanie Pidacks Greg Sweetser & Debby Freeman Chalmers Insurance Bridgton Cumberland Steve & Debbie Pierce Cathy Sweetser & Jock Moore Dawn Cronin Pigott Robert Taylor Chisholm Ski Club Town of Carrabassett Valley Rumford Carrabassett Valley Nikki Pilavakis-Davoren Robert & Gale Teeri Greg Poirier Natalie Terry Dirigo Management W.A. Mitchell Fine Furniture Bonnie Potter James Thibodeau Portland Farmington

Joan Putnam Gerry Thompson Down East Ski Club Waterfront Restaurant Jim Quimby Constance Thurston Bridgton Camden 13 M A I I N K E S 3rd Annual Ski Maine Golf Classic Monday, June 8th, 2015 ~ 8:30 Shotgun Start Nonesuch River Golf Course, Scarborough, Maine CLAS GOLF SIC

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14 (continued from page 5) check-in table and two women who staffed the check-out: Cheryl Fullerton and board member The 50/50 raffle raised more than $600. Megan Roberts. Cooper Friend, a Museum board member, was Earlier that day, Museum executive director in charge of selling tickets, while Don Fowler, Bruce Miles and board members set up a a former board member, bought the winning memorabilia display in the Sugarloaf Base Lodge ticket -- and donated his 50 percent share back featuring historic photos, ski patches, equipment to the Museum. The popular snowcat ski tour for and posters. The selection of historic skis is always 18 skiers and the evening dinner at Bullwinkles, a conversation starter. Enthusiasts realize just donated by Sugarloaf, raised more than $2,000. how primitive those early models were -- the ones Dinner certificates, gift baskets, artwork, they learned to ski on -- and many have stories to concert tickets, ski equipment, overnight trips and share about their own first pair. more rounded out the roster of items. Auctioneer “The Ski Museum has come a long way Steve Keenan kept up a lively conversation with since it was first organized two decades ago at the bidders and made sure that all went smoothly. Sugarloaf,” said Sweetser. “Since 1995 we’ve JoAnne Keenan and Pat Tufts provided technical expanded our programs and broadened our scope support, recording the transactions and speeding of action to include the whole State of Maine, but everyone through the checkout. the Sugarloaf community remains our nucleus of Two couples -- Gerry and Bear Thompson financial support.” plus Rand and Kathy Surgi -- made up the team The annual Maine Ski Heritage Classic takes that gathered up all of the winning items and place on the first Saturday of the February school distributed them quickly to the winners. Other vacation week, which falls on February 13, 2016 helping hands included Fowler, who manned the next season.

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Sam Ouellet was photographed crossing Prestile Brook in Caribou, less than three miles from the finish line of the 1937 Bangor- Caribou ski marathon. Ouellet was Aroostook County’s dominant ski racer of the 1930s. He won the 1937 marathon, completing the 176-mile course (with three overnight stops) in an elapsed time of 33 hours and 40 minutes. As seen above, most of the race was run along the shoulders of main roads. In 2004 Ouellet was posthumously inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. (Courtesy Caribou Historical Society)