Its previous name, Shawnee Peak, was chosen in 1988 by owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.
BRIDGTON, Maine (AP) Maine's first ski mountain created when the Civilian Conservation Corps carved a single trail in 1936 is reverting to its original name, Pleasant Mountain. Operators of what was known as Shawnee Peak for more than 30 years polled skiers about the name, and announced the change on Wednesday.
Its previous name, Shawnee Peak, was chosen in 1988 by owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.