Les Raquetteurs


First snowshoe convention, Lewiston, 1925

First snowshoe convention, Lewiston, 1925
Item 25288   info
Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries

Two years after Gagné's arrival, not only had he founded the first U.S. snowshoe club, Le Montagnard, but he also had promoted the establishment of several others in the Lewiston-Auburn area.

By 1925, they were numerous enough to host the first International Convention in downtown Lewiston.

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