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# Susitna Writer’s Voice March 21, 2021 – “Sliding Through the Centuries – A Glimpse into the Origins & Evolution of Skiing from the Neolithic to the New Millennium” pt 5, by Arthur Mannix
- URL: https://ktna.org/susitna-writers-voice-march-21-2021-sliding-through-the-centuries-a-glimpse-into-the-origins-evolution-of-skiing-from-the-neolithic-to-the-new-millennium/
- Published: 2021-03-22T22:05:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-24T23:11:18.000Z
- Description: Arthur Mannix has been researching the history of nordic skiing. His efforts are been recorded as a fascinating series of pieces for Susitna Writers Voice. This is part 5. Click
- Author: KTNA Staff
- Tags: Susitna Writer's Voice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

Arthur Mannix has been researching the history of nordic skiing. His efforts are been recorded as a fascinating series of pieces for Susitna Writers Voice. This is part 5\. Click here for [part 4](https://ktna.org/susitna-writers-voice-february-28-2021-sliding-through-the-centuries-a-glimpse-into-the-origins-evolution-of-skiing-from-the-neolithic-to-the-new-millennium-2/). Go to[ part 6](https://ktna.org/susitna-writers-voice-march-21-2021-sliding-through-the-centuries-a-glimpse-into-the-origins-evolution-of-skiing-from-the-neolithic-to-the-new-millennium-2/).

![](https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Junior-Nordic-Talkeetna-Alaska-Circa-2005-.bmp)

Junior Nordic Talkeektna, AK, circa 2005

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Ski Boys from Morgedal, Norway circa 1880s. Photo from the Ski Museum in Morgedal, Norway, www.morgedal.com

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