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The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in the City of Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Along with housing the Hall of Fame and Museum, the building includes a theater, library, gift shop, offices and plenty of storage space for archive material and collections.
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History
In 1905, the National Ski Association, today known as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, was formed in Ishpeming.[1] The National Ski Association was formed during a meeting of ski clubs from Ishpeming, MI, Minneapolis, Red Wing, MN, and Eau Claire, WI.[1] Ispheming Ski Club founder Carl Tellefsen was its first president. For his contribution, he was the first person to be accorded Honored Membership in the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum in 1956. [2][3]
The Roland Palmedo Memorial Library, one of the largest research ski libraries in the United States is housed here. Roland Palmedo was a ski-sport builder and contributor for more than 50 years. He helped to organize the National Ski Patrol, the teacher certification program, and various early ski teams and clubs. He also edited two skiing books and developed one of the most extensive ski libraries in America. Following his death in 1977, his family donated his library to the National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum where it has become the nucleus for the Roland Palmedo Memorial Library.
Notable Members of the Hall of Fame
Name Inducted Charles "Minnie" Dole 1958 Roger Langley 1958 Nancy Greene 1969 Dick Buek 1974 Tom Corcoran 1978 Warren Miller 1978 David Bradley 1985 Picabo Street 2004 Jonny Moseley 2006 References
- ^ a b Baulch, Vivian M. (February 1, 2002). "Michigan's long history of ski jumping". The Detroit News. http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=149. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ USSA History (U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association)
- ^ Forefather: Carl Tellefsen (Alice Johnson, Mary Morissette: Skiing Heritage Journal, June 2002)
Other sources
- Boyum, Burt and Jamie LaFreniere The Ishpeming Ski Club: Over a Century of Skiing (US National Ski and Hall of Fame Museum, 2003)
External links
- Skiing History.org National Ski Hall of Fame: a detailed history
- U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum official website
- History of U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
- Intermountain Ski History Hall of Fame
Coordinates: 46°30′13″N 87°39′56″W / 46.503665°N 87.665598°W
Categories:- Skiing in the United States
- Skiing organisations
- Ski museums and halls of fame
- Halls of fame in Michigan
- National halls of fame in the United States
- Sports museums in Michigan
- American national museums in Michigan
- Museums in Marquette County, Michigan
- Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- Awards established in 1954
- Museums established in 1954
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