The Nansen Ski Jump received a donation from the company that did the steel fabrication back in 1937-38. Two family members from the Hussey Seating Company of traveled to Milan Friday from North Berwick, Maine to see the jump and get an update on the restoration.. From left Thomas Hussey, Nasen Ski Club President Peter Higbee, N.H Bureau of Historic Sites Director Andrew Cushing, HEB Engineers President Jay Poulin, Scott Halvorson, Brett Halvorson, and Peter Hussey. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
From left Peter Hussey, Thomas Hussey, Friends of Nansen Ski Jump Treasurer Scott Halvorson, and Nansen Ski Club President Peter Higbee. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
It has been over 70 years since Hussey Seating Co. did the steel fabrication work on the Nansen Ski Jump. Two members of the family-owned company returned Friday to make a donation to the jump's restoration. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
The Nansen Ski Jump received a donation from the company that did the steel fabrication back in 1937-38. Two family members from the Hussey Seating Company of traveled to Milan Friday from North Berwick, Maine to see the jump and get an update on the restoration.. From left Thomas Hussey, Nasen Ski Club President Peter Higbee, N.H Bureau of Historic Sites Director Andrew Cushing, HEB Engineers President Jay Poulin, Scott Halvorson, Brett Halvorson, and Peter Hussey. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
From left Peter Hussey, Thomas Hussey, Friends of Nansen Ski Jump Treasurer Scott Halvorson, and Nansen Ski Club President Peter Higbee. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
It has been over 70 years since Hussey Seating Co. did the steel fabrication work on the Nansen Ski Jump. Two members of the family-owned company returned Friday to make a donation to the jump's restoration. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
The view from the Nansen Ski Jump (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)
MILAN — Family members of the company that supplied and supervised all the steel fabrication work on the Nansen Ski Jump tower returned more than seven decades later to donate to the jump’s restoration.
Peter and Thomas Hussey of Hussey Seating Co. toured the jump Friday and marveled that the steel remains in good condition today. The pair, father and son,presented a $5,000 check to the Nansen Ski Club to help renovate the jump to host future jumping competitions. The check is part of a$25,000 commitment to the project by Hussey, to be paid over five years.
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