Work underway on Nansen Ski Jump landing hill > >In March 2017, Women’s Ski Jumping 2013 World Champion, Sarah Hendrickson, successfully completes the first ski jump at the Big Nansen since 1985. Courtesy of Dave Trumpore >This photo taken Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 shows the in-run of the Nansen Ski jump in Milan, N.H. The legendary ski jump for decades lured some of the biggest names in jumping and was host to Olympic tryouts, World Cup competitions and four national championships before its last competition in 1985. Now members of the Nansen Ski Club, local historians and the state Department of Resources and Economic Development are hoping to revive the dilapidated jump and make it a tourist attraction.(AP Photo/Jim Cole) Jim Cole
MILAN — The Nansen Ski Club has been awarded a $40,000 grant through the Northern Forest Center to create two small ski jumping hills next to the big Nansen Ski
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“For the second year in a row, this unique partnership has identified crucial projects in our region that support what those of us who live here have known for a long time, that this is
theplace to recreate outdoors and to build a business that enables outstanding experiences for both returning visitors and new friends,” said Rich Grogan, executive director of the Northern Border Regional Commission.
The $317,526 granted this year leverages matching funds and in-kind project support for a total $515,491 investment in community-based outdoor recreation amenities. Coupled with 10 grants awarded in 2020, the initiative’s support for outdoor recreation infrastructure in the region totals $619,317 in grant funds toward a total $1.1 million investment in recreation projects.
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