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The Storytellers, Episode 8: John Clary Davies discusses the demise of Sugar Loaf, Michigan.

02.10.2017 - By The StorytellersPlay

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In this episode of "The Storytellers" podcast, host Sam Taggart sits down with POWDER Editor John Clary Davies to hear about his recent trip to Sugar Loaf Ski Area, one of Michigan's premiere skiing destinations in the 1970s and 1980s. Over the years, however, a combination of mismanagement and decaying infrastructure has left Sugar Loaf falling apart, and the local community in Traverse City, Michigan, with only fond memories and a yearning for their hill to be back up-and-running.

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