It’s the soul of Lewiston, Maine, on display in Paris. But before Team USA athletes could walk in these very special white suede shoes, their journey began at…
It’s the soul of Lewiston, Maine, on display in Paris. But before Team USA athletes could walk in these very special white suede shoes, their journey began at a New England factory.
The Lewiston-based company was asked to create a shoe for all 592 American athletes for the opening and closing ceremonies.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox."At some point, every person in the company had touched the shoes, one way or another, to finish it, bag it, to clean it, whatever it may be," Rancourt said."Every person was involved.
"People around us, people that don't even know us, coming up and having a conversation with me," Rancourt said."Most of it relates to how proud they are to live in a community that produce the Olympic shoes."The mass shooting that happened not far from the factory just 10 months ago
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