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Keywords: Snow sports

Historical Items

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Item 19000

Welcome poster, Fryeburg, 1937

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

Item 6032

Snowshoe train, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photoprint, negative

Item 26466

Good Will boys in the snow, Fairfield, ca. 1915

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1915 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Arrival of Winter

The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.

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World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

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Skiing Pleasant Mountain

By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"SPORTS Soccer (photos scanning in process) Text By: Elaine Riitano & Belle-Natalie Wingert Eighth Grade Students at Piscataquis Community Middle…"

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Pastimes

"camping, fishing, music, theater, art, snow sports. These are the activities that bring people together, encompass the resources of the area and…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"… fun was having kids build something when the snow was just right for sticking together. These two imaginative kids built a snow horse to take them…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault

Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.

Story

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II