Old Town Canoe Company - Introduction

Introduction

35 Middle Street
Old Town, Maine 04468
U.S.A.
Telephone: (207) 827-5513
Fax: (207) 827-2779
Web site: http://www.oldtowncanoe.com

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Johnson Outdoors, Inc.
Incorporated: 1902 as Robertson and Old Town Canoe Company
Employees: 250
Sales: $30 million (2004 est.)
NAIC: 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; 336612 Boat Building; 81149 Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance

The Old Town Canoe Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of canoes and kayaks. It is a key part of Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s Paddlesports division, which also includes the Ocean Kayak and Necky Kayak brands. Old Town's canoes are sold at about 900 dealers throughout the world, most of them specialty stores. While the company has pioneered modern materials use in personal watercraft, a few canoes are still made using wood-and-canvas construction techniques that date back to the 19th century.