Our History -- Shenandoah River Outfitters, Inc.
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Shenandoah Canoe Company Camp OutBack Campground |
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| A brief history of the Outfitters...
Joe and Jackie Sottosanti had moved their family to the Shenandoah River and the mountains in the late '60's. Exploring the outdoors by hunting, fishing and canoeing, captivated Joe and his family. That interest spread to their city-bound friends who began asking for guided fishing trips. About this same time, the Campside Grocery store was for sale. With that purchase in the fall of 1970, Joe, Jackie and Nancy Goebel (Joe's sister) began Shenandoah River Outfitters with two old aluminum canoes and a dream. From the beginnings as a small grocery with a few canoes, the Outfitters evolved from small guided canoe-fishing trips to outfitted overnight canoe trips. The Outfitters then progressed to 'Canoe and Steak Days' in 1977. The Outfitters added tubes in 1980 as a leisurely way to enjoy the River's flow. Shenandoah Canoe Company split off in 1976 to manufacture and sell our Royalex-ABS canoes, The Shenandoah Classic & Shenandoah Hawksbill. As canoe materials and styles have changed, the Classic and Hawksbill have endured as standards for durable, elegant, exciting and fun canoes. The Outfitters began 'Keep the River Clean' programs early. We've expanded into 'Operation CleanWater'-a group cleanup day. With over 100 folks each years, tons of tires, flood debris, etc. have been removed from the River. Our mid-week "River Clean' program continues, too. In 1995, we officially established Camp OutBack, a 25 site tent campground and 1996 opened our changing/hot shower facility. In the winter of 1995, we added the Bella Vista cottage as a weekend/week-long cottage rental unit. We built our first River Log Cabins in 1999. In the Spring of 2001, three new River Log cabins were added. And in 2005, we built three more Log cabins--Hook. Line and Sinker. Keep in touch with the Outfitters as we are already planning new adventures for the next 38 years. We are Members of the following Associations and river friendly groups: PPA (Professional Paddlers Association) VAPPA (Virginia Professional Paddlers Association) Friends of the Shenandoah River American Canoe Association Luray Page County Chamber of Commerce Front Royal Chamber of Commerce Shenandoah Valley Travel Association Virginia Tourism Information Float Fishermen of Virginia American Rivers and Trails.com Canoe Cruisers Association |
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| See the names of all our employees since 1970! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interested in Jobs? Mailto:canoes@shenandoah-river.com |
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