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For
those who loved to ski, or just have fun in the snow, it was a
dream come true on February 12, 1945. A new form of
recreation - skiing - was about to come to the Bradford area.
It was rated as one of the best on in Niagara frontier
skiing association district and was named the Zippo Slope in
gratitude to George Grant Blaisdell. Attending the official
dedication were Bradford mayor Hugh Ryan, Councilmen Edward
Bitner, Peter Meldum, 3. Bernard Hannon, and James
Butterworth, the Bradford Ski Club, headed by M Kohler and Bob
Pflug, and a crowd of over 1000 Bradford people who came to
see the latest in recreation facilities in the city and nearly
500 skiers, who just wanted to have fun.
For nearly 30 years, the Zippo Ski Slope provided hours of fun
and recreation to outdoor enthusiasts until the early 1970s
when the slope was closed for skiers. |
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