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Maine's oldest ski area will now go by its original name: Pleasant Mountain

Maine Public | By Associated Press

Published September 15, 2022 at 8:35 AM EDT

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Valley fog builds below a chairlift on the slopes at Shawnee Peak, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Bridgton, Maine. Ski areas in Maine have been implementing modifications to meet state COVID-19 safety protocols. Among the changes at Shawnee Peak will be new sheltered outdoor food service and extended dining capacity. Alpine skiing in Maine has an estimated economic impact of $1 billion annually, according to the Ski Maine Association. — Valley fog builds below a chairlift on the slopes at Shawnee Peak, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Bridgton, Maine. The resort will now go by its original name, Pleasant Mountain.

BRIDGTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s first ski area 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.

The Shawnee Peak was a name chosen in 1988 by new owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.

In Maine, local skiers wanted to revert to the original name. The ski mountain was created when the Civilian Conservation Corps carved a single trail on the west side of Pleasant Mountain in 1936.