RUMFORD FALLS TIMES • February 24, 2026
As the Olympics played out in Milan-Cortina this winter, an exhibit at the Bethel Historical Society has brought Western Maine’s Olympic legacy to life, tracing nearly a century of ski and snowboard history through the athletes who carried the region’s snow-covered traditions onto the world stage. Housed in the Robinson House on Broad Street in Bethel, the display highlights 11 Olympic athletes from the towns of Rumford, Andover, Mexico, Paris, Fryeburg and Bethel. It is open through March 27. Visitors learn about the early days of rope tows and the terrain parks of today in an adjoining permanent ski exhibit.