Local historian will present backstory of Nansen Ski Jump

BERLIN — It has been over 80 years since the Nansen Ski Jump made history by hosting the Olympic tryouts in 1938, and becoming a landmark structure in Berlin. For nearly 50 years, Berlin could boast that it had the biggest freestanding ski jump in the eastern United States, which became a significant part of world ski-jumping history.

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