Museums, Collections, Books, Links

Private Collections (no contact info provided unless authorized by collector or family) * CARL DAROVICH COLLECTION, Sheboygan WI (some materials on display at museum) Examples from Carl’s collection … * Photo album 01 (148 images) index (pdf) * Photo album 06 (40 images) index pending * Photo album 07 (30 images) index pending * Photo album 08 (74 images) index pending * US records & long jumps * Vern Powers - online biography of Vern’s career, by his son Ron, also a ski jumper NEW * www.SkiLibrary.com, Ingrid Wicken, Norco CA (has info on many publications & collections) * Mike Enich collection, Pengilly MN * Bob Immens collection, Fox River Grove IL Contact Scott Immens * John Balfanz family collection, Osseo MN Contact Roberta Gwen Johnson: billandgwen (at) webtv.net * Wayne Martin collection, Plymouth MN Contact Wayne Martin: wrmartinmn (at) gmail.com Books & Publications (available from organization listed next to title) * Midwest Skiing: A Glance Back; John Pontti & Ken Luostari - National Ski Hall of Fame * On Wings of Wood; Wally Wakefield & Tom Harrington - St Paul Ski Club * Sky Crashers; Fred Johnson - Goodhue County (MN) Historical Society * The History of Ski Jumping; Tim Ashburner - Amazon.com and various booksellers

Gunstock NH History Book Includes Ski Jumping Legend Torger Tokle Last year, Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford NH dedicated its jump complex to Torger Tokle, known in the early 1940s as “The Babe Ruth of American Ski Jumping.” He died in action in the Italian Alps during the last days of WWII. The history book introduced below covers the recreational ski area, too, but it’s notable for inclusion of Torger, a legend who considered it “home.” The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Mountains 978.1.60949.136.9 { 160 pp, $19.99 } Click cover illustration to enlarge, click again to return to normal size Before it became home to generations of skiers, Gunstock Mountain began as a Works Progress Administration recreation project during the Great Depression that transformed the small farming community of Gilford into one of central New Hampshire’s most renowned skiing resorts. Join local ski historian Carol Anderson as she takes on the triumphs and defeats of four high-altitude jumps and the history of the snowy trails of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. Approaching its seventy-fifth anniversary, Gunstock has molded the careers of champion skiers and Olympians, including two-time silver medalist Penny Pitou, ski icon T. Gary Allen and the ski jumping sensation Torger Tokle. Anderson pays tribute to those individuals who have worked, skied or played a part in this iconic mountain of the Lakes Region. The History Press 635 Rutledge Ave. Suite 107 Charleston, SC 29403 www.historypress.net

This section is a proof-of-concept for the idea that we could put individual albums online that contain a lot of material that lacks names, dates, and places. The concept is that we could engage some of our older visitors who can help to provide this kind of identifying info which we’d initially enter into a database that would be indexed to page number, possibly to individual image.

Ski Jumping Museums, Collections, Books, & Links This is a listing of museums and collections, both public and private, plus books & publications, which contain information, photos, artifacts, and memorabilia related to the sport of ski jumping in North America, and a list of links related to ski jumping. If you know of any museums, collections, books, or publications not listed below, please click to our Collections Questionnaire. Major Ski Museums * National Ski Hall of Fame, Ishpeming MI * Engen Museum, Park City UT Regional and Local Museums, Club Museums * Ski Museum of Maine, Farmington ME * Norge Ski Club, Fox River Grove IL * Saint Paul Ski Club, Maplewood MN

Gunstock NH History Book Includes Ski Jumping Legend Torger Tokle Last year, Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford NH dedicated its jump complex to Torger Tokle, known in the early 1940s as “The Babe Ruth of American Ski Jumping.” He died in action in the Italian Alps during the last days of WWII. The history book introduced below covers the recreational ski area, too, but it’s notable for inclusion of Torger, a legend who considered it “home.” The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Mountains 978.1.60949.136.9 { 160 pp, $19.99 } Click cover illustration to enlarge, click again to return to normal size Before it became home to generations of skiers, Gunstock Mountain began as a Works Progress Administration recreation project during the Great Depression that transformed the small farming community of Gilford into one of central New Hampshire’s most renowned skiing resorts. Join local ski historian Carol Anderson as she takes on the triumphs and defeats of four high-altitude jumps and the history of the snowy trails of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. Approaching its seventy-fifth anniversary, Gunstock has molded the careers of champion skiers and Olympians, including two- time silver medalist Penny Pitou, ski icon T. Gary Allen and the ski jumping sensation Torger Tokle. Anderson pays tribute to those individuals who have worked, skied or played a part in this iconic mountain of the Lakes Region. The History Press 635 Rutledge Ave. Suite 107 Charleston, SC 29403 www.historypress.net

The American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum

St James Hotel Red Wing MN