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Read Article REGION The Sugarloaf Ski Club awarded a grant of $2000 to the Solon Elementary School Ski Club. The Solon Elementary Ski Club’s mission is to get students outside and active during the winter by introducing them to cross country skiing, a lifetime sport. The money will be used to purchase new Nordic skis and fund trips to Sugarloaf Outdoor Center for lessons and to ski on the cross country ski trails there. “This money is a game changer,” says Stacey McCluskey, the Solon Elementary Ski Club founder and fifth grade teacher. “During the 2020 school year we were able to buy three new sets of skis, but most of our equipment was used. We didn’t have enough equipment for all the 4th and 5th grade students to ski on the same days. We skied on the snowmobile trails, which were pretty good, but it will be fantastic for our kids to be able to try out groomed ski trails and get some high quality instruction from coaches at the Outdoor Center.” ....
Need something to look forward to? Mark your calendar with these winter events From full-moon adventures to food-centric happenings in Freeport, there s plenty of fun to be had. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer In past years, putting together this roundup of winter events meant previewing things like outdoor festivals celebrating the snow, ice bars at restaurants and resorts, and the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl. And then the pandemic came knocking, putting our ability to gather on ice. But there are still plenty of ways to make the most of winter. Many of those events have been postponed for a year, which means this year’s slate looks a lot different. But will that stop us hardy Mainers from celebrating winter? Heck, no! Pandemic or not, we’ve still got full moons, starry skies and other reasons to skip in our Bean Boots (though some more snow would help a lot). So, let us forge ahead (safely) with what’s left of winter a ....
Need something to look forward to? Mark your calendar with these winter events From full-moon adventures to food-centric happenings in Freeport, there s plenty of fun to be had. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer In past years, putting together this roundup of winter events meant previewing things like outdoor festivals celebrating the snow, ice bars at restaurants and resorts, and the annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships at the Camden Snow Bowl. And then the pandemic came knocking, putting our ability to gather on ice. But there are still plenty of ways to make the most of winter. Many of those events have been postponed for a year, which means this year’s slate looks a lot different. But will that stop us hardy Mainers from celebrating winter? Heck, no! Pandemic or not, we’ve still got full moons, starry skies and other reasons to skip in our Bean Boots (though some more snow would help a lot). So, let us forge ahead (safely) with what’s left of winter a ....