You Are Judged By The Company You Keep

Over the past half of a century we have outfitted thousands of people and organizations for trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Quetico Provincial Park. We have accumulated a stack of testimonial letters thicker than the Chicago telephone directory!

 

We Have Been The Official Canoe Outfitters / Suppliers For Such Prestigious Organizations As:

  • Air Canada
  • American Forestry Association
  • Baptist General Conference
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Chicago Athletic Association
  • Chicago Boys Clubs
  • Christian Service Brigade
  • E. I. DuPont De Nemours
  • George Clayton College
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University – Evanston, Illinois
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  • National Audubon Society
  • National Geographic Society
  • Outdoor Writers Association of America
  • Plano Moulding Company
  • Royal Air Force – England
  • Royal Rangers
  • Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company
  • Sierra Club
  • State of Minnesota
  • Stearns Manufacturing Company
  • Trail Life USA
  • Union League Club of Chicago
  • United Airlines
  • United Methodist Conference
  • United States Forest Service
  • Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.

 

Some Of Our Individual Customers Include:

  • Peter Canning – Managing Editor, Reader’s Digest
  • Arne H. Carlson – Past Governor, State of Minnesota
  • Soc Clay – Poet Laureate, Outdoor Writer’s Association of America (OWAA)
  • Trammell Crowe – Real Estate Developer
  • Gerry Cunningham – Founder, Colorado Outdoor Sports (GERRY)
  • David Elmore – President, Banker’s United Life Insurance Company
  • Eric Engberg – CBS Television News, Washington DC
  • Jack Ford – Son of then President of the United States, Gerald Ford
  • Donald M. Fraser – Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives; Mayor of Minneapolis
  • Gerald A. Gettelfinger – Bishop, Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, Evansville, Indiana
  • Sir Edmund Hillary – The first person to climb Mount Everest
  • Kevin Hoeschen – Principal Violist, Duluth/Superior Symphony Orchestra
  • Linda Bird Johnson – Daughter of then President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson
  • Joyce M. Kelly – President, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington DC
  • “The Amazing Kreskin”
  • Sven Lindblad – President, Lindblad Special Expeditions
  • Franklin S. Markle III – Head, Booster Systems Section, Guidance & Propulsion Branch, NASA
  • John F. McDonnell – Chairman & CEO, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
  • Jack Miller – President, Quill (Office Products) Corporation
  • Martha Nause – Professional Golfer, Member of L.P.G.A.
  • Richard Nolan – Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Brian B. O’Neill – Lead Plaintiff Attorney who won the $5 Billion Judgement against Exxon (Exxon / Valdez)
  • August U. Pabst – President and Chairman of the Board, Pabst Farms, Inc.
  • John Pluenneke – Manager, Business Week Magazine
  • Nicholas J. Pritzker – President, Hyatt (Hotels) Development Corporation
  • Mitchell Sheinkop, MD – World-Renown Orthopedic Surgeon
  • Michal Sobieski – Renown Violinist, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • “Big Jim” Whittaker – First American to Climb Mount Everest and K-2
  • Wiliam Wilsen – Conductor, Peoria Symphony Orchestra

 

We believe it is worth noting that we are the only outfitter that has ever been privileged to outfit the immediate family of a sitting President of the United States – in fact, the families of two presidents.

 

In Addition To Our “Platinum Plated” Customer List, We Have Also Been Fortunate To Have Been Featured In Many Publications, Some Of Which Include:

  • Business Week Magazine
  • Chevy Outdoors
  • Field & Stream
  • Men of Action
  • National Geographic Magazine
  • Outdoor Life
  • Sports Afield
  • Torch & Oval
  • Home and Away
  • The Ultimate Adventure Source Book
  • The Wall Street Journal (two different front page stories)!