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Henry Hall (skier)
Henry Christian Hall (February 27, 1893 – April 17, 1986) was the first person born in America to win an international ski jumping meet, and the first person internationally to jump over 200 feet. He twice set the world record for ski jumping. Ski Jumping Highlights Born in Ishpeming, Michigan of Norwegian immigrant parents, he learned ski jumping along with all of his five brothers. Hall became a strict vegetarian under the guidance of his friend Anders Haugen. Hall won the farthest distance ski jump award at the annual U.S. national championship tournament in 1914 (along with his brother Carl), 1915, and 1924. In 1916 Hall won the national ski jumping championship, and in 1915, 1917 and 1920 was second place. At the 1917 Steamboat Springs Ski Festival, he achieved a leap of 203 feet, which was ten feet better than the previous world record held by Ragnar Omtvedt. In 1921, Henry Hall again achieved the world record with a jump of 229 feet on the Nels Nelsen Hill in Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,470 at the 2010 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as "Old Ish". Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city but is administratively autonomous. Ishpeming is considered the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States and is the home to the National Ski Hall of Fame. The city was also prominently featured in the 2010 documentary ''Catfish''. The name Ishpeming comes from the Ojibwe word ''ishpiming'', meaning "above", "in the air" or "on high". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Ishpeming's elevation is above mean sea level, which is over higher than that of nearby Lake Superior. The highlands of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Michigan
Brighton is a city in the Detroit metropolitan area in southeastern Livingston County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,444. Brighton forms part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area. It is one of two incorporated cities in Livingston County, and incorporates land that was part of Brighton, Green Oak and Genoa townships. History Brighton was established in 1832. It was incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1928. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Transportation Major Thoroughfares * * * Grand River Avenue Climate Brighton exhibits what is known as a continental climate biome. Within the heart of the Great Lakes region, Brighton weather ranges from warm summers with occasional thunderstorms to cold, dry winters with moderate to heavy snowfall. Demographics The city's median household income in 2009 was $47,668, and the median family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Ski Jumpers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Engen
Alf Marinius Engen (May 15, 1909–July 20, 1997) was a Norwegian-American skier. He set several ski jumping world records during the 1930s and helped establish numerous ski areas in the Western United States. Engen is best known for his ski school at Alta in Utah and as the pioneer of powder skiing. Background Born in Norway in the town of Mjøndalen, in Nedre Eiker municipality in Buskerud county, Engen was the first son of Trond and Martha Oen Engen. His two younger brothers, Sverre (1911–2001) and Corey (1916–2006), were also accomplished skiers. As the first-born son of a famous skiing father, Engen was naturally reared to ski. After his father died of the Spanish flu in 1918 when he was nine, Engen's mother moved the family the short distance to the small town of Steinberg. In 1929 at age twenty, Alf and his brother Sverre (age 18) emigrated to the United States, first settling in Chicago, then relocating west to Utah in 1931 at Salt Lake City. Their widowed m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Hovelsen
Karl Frithjof Hovelsen (23 March 1877 – 13 September 1955) was a Norwegian Nordic skier. Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was named in his honor. Biography He was born in Kristiania (Oslo), but was a gunner for Bærums SK. He won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1903. Hovelsen also won the 50 km cross-country skiing events both in 1902 and 1903. Hovelsen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1903 for his victories in the 50 km and Nordic combined events that year. In 1905, Hovelsen emigrated to the United States and settled in Colorado, where he became known as Carl Howelsen. He held training in cross-country technique and ski jumping. He was picked up by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and made appearances which was presented as "Ski sailing" and "The Sky Rocket." In 1914 he built a ski jump in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He showed locals that ski jumping was an exciting new sport. The Flying Norseman, as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Revelstoke () is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, with a census population of 8,275 in 2021. Revelstoke is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River. East of Revelstoke are the Selkirk Mountains and Glacier National Park, penetrated by Rogers Pass used by the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. South of the community down the Columbia River are the Arrow Lakes, Mount Begbie, and the Kootenays. West of the city is Eagle Pass through the Monashee Mountains and the route to Shuswap Lake. History Revelstoke was founded in the 1880s when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was built through the area; mining was an important early industry. The name was originally Farwell, after a local land owner and surveyor. In yet earlier days, the spot was called the Second Crossing, to differentiate it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
The City of Steamboat Springs is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Routt County, Colorado, United States. Steamboat Springs is the principal city of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. According to 2019 census data, the city had an estimated population of 13,214. The city is a winter ski resort destination, including the Steamboat Ski Resort on Mount Werner in the Park Range just east of the town and the much smaller Howelsen Hill Ski Area. Steamboat Springs has produced more athletes for the Winter Olympics than any other town in North America. Steamboat Springsknown colloquially as "The 'Boat"is located in the upper valley of the Yampa River, along U.S. Highway 40, just west of the Continental Divide and Rabbit Ears Pass. It is located approximately three hours northwest of Denver by car, and sits near the Wyoming border. It is served by Steamboat Springs Airport (general aviation) and commercial se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howelsen Hill
Howelsen Hill Ski Area is a small ski area located on Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is not a typical alpine ski area, as it includes a series of ski jumps, the largest with HS127. History The ski area has produced 89 Olympians in both alpine and Nordic events. With a vertical drop of , it has one chairlift, two carpets, and one Poma lift. The local youth ski team, the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, practices at the area, along with various ski jumpers in training, including U.S. Ski Team Jumpers. In 1914 ski area with hill was officially opened, and ready for the second annual Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Carnival next year, as first edition was still held on smother location. This is the oldest continuously operating ski area in North America. Originally called Elk Park was renamed to Howelsen Hill in 1917, after Norwegian immigrant Karl Hovelsen who established the resort. The alpine area was established in 1931. Howelsen Hill Ski Area has sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Ski And Snowboard Hall Of Fame
The Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for notable figures in skiing and snowboarding, including athletes, sport builders, and inspirations. Inductees *1977 - Frank Ashley, George Cranmer, Charles Minot Dole, Father John Lewis Dyer, Thor Groswold, Carl Howelsen, Fred Iselin, Albert Johnson, Alvin Wegeman, Wallace Werner. *1978 - Robert Balch, Frank Bulkley, Anders Haugen, Barney McLean, Marcellus Merrill, Walter Paepcke, Peter Prestrud, Evelyn Runnette, Willy Schaeffler, Lowell Thomas, Gordon Wren. *1979 - Fred Bellmar, Stephen Bradley, D.R.C. Brown, Lewis Dalpes, Graeme McGowan, Ed Taylor, Sven Wiik. * 1986 - Bob Beattie, Billy Kidd, Bill Marolt William Charles Marolt (born September 1, 1943) is a retired American alpine ski racer, coach, and sports administrator. Originally from Aspen, Colorado, Marolt made the U.S. Olympic team in 1964 at age twenty and was twelfth in the giant sla ... References External links * {{Official webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverresborg
Sverresborg (Norwegian:''Sverresborg i Trondheim'') or ''Sverre Sigurdsson's castle'' (''Kong Sverres borg'') was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson. The fortification was built in support of Sverre Sigurdsson's struggle against his rival King Magnus Erlingsson to claim the throne of Norway. The site now forms part of the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, an open-air museum for the region of Trøndelag. Location Defense of the city of Trondheim and the location of Sverresborg was based on three key topographical features: #The city is located on a peninsula bordered on the east and south by the river Nidelva and on the north by the Trondheimsfjord #The neck connecting the peninsula to the mainland was quite narrow and could be easily fortified #A glacially-carved-rock hill just to the south dominates the city and provides an easily fortified site (location of Sverresborg) Heklungs War In 1177, Sverre Sigur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
