County Connection

Ski history news from Aroostook County

This page is the newest addition to the Ski Museum of Maine's website. This space is intended to provide news of recent ski history research in Aroostook County. Aroostook is Maine's largest county — plus it's the birthplace of skiing in our state.

The principal reporter/researcher is Karla Wolters, a history buff who resides in Madawaska Lake four months per year. Assisting her is Scott Andrews, the Ski Museum's curator and research director.

Karla Wolters poses with hand-crafted skis at New Sweden Historical Society

Karla spent many hours this past summer traveling around the County, visiting local historical societies, libraries and people connected with Aroostook ski history.

Karla returned to her home in Michigan in early October, bringing her summer's trove of notes and photographs with her. Over the course of the next few months she'll share her experiences and the results of her research in this online space. We encourage you to keep coming back to this page to see the latest postings!