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Sarah Carter leads the wooden ski parade Sunday and showcases a pair of 12-foot Nordic skis during the annual Wooden Ski Day at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Skiers from across New England, each bringing cherished wooden skis, flock to the event, held in partnership with the Maine Ski & Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley. The celebration is coinciding this year with the museum’s opening of a new satellite exhibit at Carter’s XC Ski Center. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalSarah Carter stands Sunday with a pair of 12-foot Nordic skis during the annual Wooden Ski Day at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Carter’s father, Dave Carter, bought the skis for his cross-country ski collection. The long skis were used by Swedish people who settled in Aroostook County in the late 1800s. The long single pole was used primarily for steering when going down steep hills. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalSarah Carter leads the wooden ski parade Sunday and showcases a pair of 12-foot Nordic skis during the annual Wooden Ski Day at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Skiers from across New England, each bringing cherished wooden skis, flock to the event, held in partnership with the Maine Ski & Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley. The celebration is coinciding this year with the museum’s opening of a new satellite exhibit at Carter’s XC Ski Center. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalSarah Carter leads the wooden ski parade Sunday and showcases a pair of 12-foot Nordic skis during the annual Wooden Ski Day at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Skiers from across New England, each bringing cherished wooden skis, flock to the event, held in partnership with the Maine Ski & Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley. The celebration is coinciding this year with the museum’s opening of a new satellite exhibit at Carter’s XC Ski Center. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalSusan Vogt Brooks, left, chats Sunday with Anne Carter during the wooden ski parade at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Vogt Brooks, who raced in high school at Telstar High School and Gould Academy, both in Bethel, wore the same wooden Nordic skis she used during her racing days. She later competed for the University of Maine. While she says her children tease her for having held onto the wooden skis, Vogt Brooks says she has no regrets. Andree Kehn/Sun JournalSusan Vogt Brooks pauses Sunday as her Nordic skis are photographed. She is participating in the wooden ski parade at Carter’s XC Ski Center at 786 Intervale Road in Bethel. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....
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