Many of the items in the permanent collection on the upper floors deal with the subject matter of the new exhibit at the Maine MILL in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston.
Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Leslie Norton, executive director of the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum, works at the front desk in the museum last week.
Leslie Norton is the executive director of the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum.
An interactive work bench designed to showcase ski repairs and waxing is among the offerings of the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
Old-time "powder baskets" are on display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley. The skier could switch out ski pole baskets depending on snow conditions.
Vintage waxes and tars are on display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
Ski boots from throughout the history of recreational skiing are on display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
A collection of vintage snowboards is on display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
One area of the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley features old skis and a mannequin decked out in gear used by the 10th Mountain division, a World War II U.S. Army division that trained on skis in snow conditions.
A pair of grass skis, designed for skiing on grass, are among the historic and rare items at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
A cabinet full of different ski waxes stands in the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
The Bass ski boot display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley features boots made by G.H Bass of Wilton. The boots had a significant impact on the ski boot industry at the time.
Various types of ski bindings are shown at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
Many varieties of waxes and lacquers are on display at the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum in Carrabassett Valley.
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