During our blogging class the other day a couple of the resident historians told me that the Simpson family had a website with a lot of great history posted on it about the Simpson ski slope that used to be at the beginning of WV. It was the first ski area in the state of NY. The area was in operation from 1935 until the late 70's. I went to the site and checked it out and found these photos and a whole lot more interesting information about the other businesses the family started and ran in the area. I contacted Jay Simpson and asked for his permission to use the photos and link his site to the blog. He graciously agreed. So, for the history buffs among us, here is the link. Check it out yourself. It is very cool.
Phoenix Tannery Website
This is the Simpson Ski Area's badge that loyal skiers wore on their jackets.
Here you see Mickey Simpson, one of the three brothers who founded the ski area, on Sheriden Mountain with Romer Mountain and the slope behind him. I think this is a great perspective of the locale.
