HOWB 168 – Interview | Dennis Davidson Proprietor NW Canoe, Builder, Designer

Today’s podcast is with Dennis Davidson of Northwest Canoe (NWC) in St Paul, MN. NWC began building

strip planked canoes in 1999 and has a large community of builders, followers, enthusiasts, and boat lovers.

Since he youth Dennis has been involved with canoes – paddling them, admiring them, and working for

companies building them. When his friend offered to sell Northwest Canoe to Dennis in 2006, there was no

hesitation on Davidson’s part. After working with Al for a year, he was on his own and has never looked back.

The NWC canoe community is growing and they are building some amazing boats – including their 24ʹ North

Canoe which with 10 paddlers has reached speeds of 8-9 MPH!