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Description
A group of teenager and young adult Swedes from New Sweden get ready for a day of cross country skiing in the Swedish Colony. The Swedes brought skiing to Maine as a method of moving around on the deep snows. Students would ski to school and families would ski to church. Over time skiing became a recreational activity.
About This Item
- Title: Ready for a Day of Skiing, New Sweden, 1931
- Creation Date: 1931
- Subject Date: 1931
- Location: New Sweden, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 5 cm x 7 cm
- Object Type: Image
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New Sweden Historical Society116 Station Road, New Sweden, ME 04762
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