Sideline Stories

Sideline Stories: Ashley Patterson, Can-AM Crown International Musher

  I’m pretty sure I was born with a love for the sport of competitive mushing. At the age of twelve, I began training dogs, and by the age of fourteen, I had my own nine-dog team. My…

Sideline Stories: Jason Gardner, Founder, Maine Yak Anglers

I’m really not sure where to start, as I feel like my journey is just beginning.  Some of my fondest, and only memories as a kid, were summers at camp fishing with my father and my brother. By…

Sideline Stories: Sam Morse, US Ski Team

Born and raised in Carrabassett Valley at the base of Sugarloaf, I had the endless playground of the Western Maine Mountains at my fingertips. At 23 months, I took to the slopes and my passion for flying downhill…

Sideline Stories: Jeff Mannix, The Big JAB, Broadcaster

From my early childhood in Presque Isle, I think just about everyone around me knew I was destined to go into the family business. When I wasn’t organizing my adult family members for “game shows,” I was probably…

Sideline Stories: Kristina Cannon, Executive Director, Main Street Skowhegan

On September 17, 2015, I started a job that would change the trajectory of my career and my life—I accepted the challenge to lead Skowhegan revitalization efforts as the Main Street Skowhegan (MSS) Executive Director. During my first…

Sideline Stories: Adrienne Shibles, Bowdoin College Women’s Basketball

I grew up on a dairy farm in rural Maine.  Though I didn’t realize it at the time, I was fairly isolated and lonely as a young girl.  I learned a lot of important lessons around hard work…

Sideline Stories: Alissa Wetherbee, AxeWomen

Friends have always seemed fascinated as to how I became a professional logging sports athlete. To me, it always felt like a natural career path…I grew up here in Maine cutting firewood with my family. I’m pretty sure…

Sideline Stories: Adam Platz, Baxter Outdoors + Baxter Brewing

Whether you grew up in Maine, are from away, or have visited, there is a good chance you’ve experienced one of Maine’s State Parks during your time here. My foray into the state parks began at a young…

Sideline Stories: Coach Dave Gonyea, Director of Athletics, CMCC

I arrived at Central Maine Technical College in August of 1993, hired as the Director of Housing and Athletics. Frankly, I think the main reason I was hired was to clean up a residence hall that was experiencing…