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Canoe Country Outfitters was formed in 1946 in Ely, Minnesota, to provide canoe trip outfitting services for Quetico Provincial Park and Superior National Forest and what was to become Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Bill Rom started the business and then sold it to Bob Olson Sr. (who had already worked there for 25 years) in 1975.
In 2000 the Group worked out an agreement with Northrop Grumman to sell the canoes using Grumman name and logo. [26] [27] Grumman sport boat [28] Grumman-Flxible 870 transit buses (1978–1982) [29] Ben Franklin (PX-15), a science submarine [30] Grumman LLV postal vehicle widely used by the United States Postal Service [9] and Canada Post [31]
Old Town Canoe Company is a historic maker of canoes in Old Town, Maine. The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901. The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901.
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Morgan Olson is an American company that produces aluminum walk-in step vans. It was founded in 1946 on Long Island, New York.Previously owned by Northrop Grumman and doing business as Grumman Olson for several decades, the company was then taken over by a group of senior managers.
Among the early producers of wood-canvas canoes, Carleton appears to be the only one with prior experience building and marketing boats. [2] In 1906, Carleton built three steel armored bateaux for Commodore Robert E. Peary’s trip to the North Pole. [3] In 1910, Old Town Canoe purchased the Carleton Canoe Company. [4]
The body and final assembly is by Grumman, and the chassis is made by General Motors, based on the 1982 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, powered by GM engines including the 2.5-liter inline-four TBI Iron Duke and, in later production, 2.2-liter inline-four SPFI LN2; the instrument cluster and front suspension are similar to those used in the Chevrolet S ...
Grant's brother worked for the E.M. White Canoe Company and his sister was married to White. In 1930, Grant left Kennebec to found the Skowhegan Boat and Canoe Company whose canoes closely resemble those of Kennebec. [2] Walter Grant's prior connection to Morris suggests a reason for similarities between the canoes of Kennebec and B.N. Morris.