Call it an epiphany, but the creation of Maine Fly Company came easy. Never had anything been so clear and felt so fulfilling from inception. It’s the perfect hybrid of my families’ roots, my love for New England and my desires to highlight the culture and people that continue to make our craft great. Following… Read more »

I was knife obsessed from the time I was about 6 years old. I think that the swordplay in the classic movie “A Princess Pride” made me first start thinking about the fact that someone had to make those swords. Inigo Montoya’s father was a swordsmith, so cruelly murdered by the “Six fingered man”. I… Read more »

When asked how he came up with the idea of turning trick waterskis into skateboards, Linden has this to say: “My parents had this guy living in their basement who was a trick waterski champion of Sweden in the ’60s. He gave me this pair of trick waterskis and every time I tried to ride… Read more »

Growing up in Maine we spent most of our time outdoors. The daily routine was exploring the coastal beaches, woods or mountains. We hiked, biked, camped and hunted but in all seasons the most important obsession was fishing. Lure making first started in the summer of ’87. Lots of baitfish came to Saco/Biddeford beaches followed… Read more »

Our ownership group, Bigelow Mountain Partners LLC, was started by 3 Mainers who are all alumni of Carrabassett Valley Academy. They rescued the Winterstick brand from bankruptcy in 2000 and have been working to with the brand since then. In 2014 Seth Wescott became involved as an owner and approached Sugarloaf about letting us use… Read more »

The Native American tradition of handcrafted pack baskets began hundreds of years ago, and the skills used to produce the traditional Ash pack basket have been passed down from generation to generation. The Loring Outdoors company was born from this beautiful Wabanaki cultural tradition when Wane Loring learned how to weave pack baskets from his… Read more »

Hickory Arms hand crafts hickory practice swords for Eastern and Western Martial Arts, stage combat, historical reenactment, fitness, cosplay, and gifts. In history, when the swordsmith provided you with a commissioned sword, he also provided a wooden version of the same sword for practice. This sword was called a waster. It was the weight and… Read more »

Of all of the accomplishments Jack Traps has achieved since 1979, Tim is most proud of the high quality of the products he makes. The attention to detail that goes into to each part of the trap in the factory assures customers that their equipment will function to its fullest out on the ice. The… Read more »

I am a Registered Nurse who also runs a sporting camp and snowshoe company. My background is in the medical field, but upon purchasing a sporting camp with my husband, we also became owners of Maine Guide Snowshoes. I am not the best operator of an office, but I am a good teacher and customer… Read more »

HMH is Maine’s only manufacturer of fishing fly tying vises and fly tying tools. All the vises are hand assembled and tested in our Biddeford shop and ship around the world. HMH also has materials made for, and assembles kits for tying tube flies. We believe that you won’t find a better combination of careful… Read more »