| The folks at Cranberry Creek have been building | | | | usual and rather wider at the center. Another unique |
| canoes for more than 40 years, and it's not hard to | | | | feature of Cranberry Canoes is its hull that is |
| think why they have lasted so long in the business - | | | | pronounced and triangular, with the gunwales |
| they produce canoes that are made not to tip over, | | | | narrowed, and the bottom flattened and widened. This |
| which makes their company equally stable. People | | | | has been proven to provide the optimum stability. |
| who buy Cranberry Creek Canoes are sure to stay | | | | These features might not be typical of canoe design, |
| dry while canoeing (unless of course if it rains or they | | | | but they do provide the needed stability. Tipping over |
| splash each other), because the boat is made to stay | | | | would be a difficult thing to do, if not an impossibility. |
| up. In addition to that, Cranberry Creek Canoes | | | | Cranberry Canoe Line |
| promise to give everything one wants with a canoe | | | | Cranberry Canoes prides itself of having several |
| such as its smooth ride, light and durable makeup, ease | | | | models of canoes all bearing its High Performance Dry |
| of handling, and abundance of legroom. Truly, it is a | | | | Performance (HPDP) standard. Here are some of |
| name one can trust. | | | | them: |
| How Cranberry Creek Canoes Came to Be | | | | The Marshlander - This is simply the most popular |
| Cranberry Creek was founded by Marvin Belknap, | | | | Cranberry Canoe. This features the Topwater Square |
| who had sport shop that rented conventional canoes | | | | Stern that keeps the transom at the highest position |
| to its customers. The business was running smoothly | | | | possible above the waterline. This allows the boat to |
| but ordinary people new to canoeing found a hard time | | | | travel in both directions. This boat is very popular |
| using the boats. They tip over and end up not enjoying | | | | among fishermen as well as water fowlers. |
| their experience. Marvin went to his drawing board and | | | | The Backwater - this mini version of the Marshlander |
| designed a canoe with stability being his main concern. | | | | is only 41 pounds heavy. It is perfect for fishing or duck |
| The engineer in him came up with a canoe that would | | | | hunting all day. |
| redefine the art of canoeing in ways that were just | | | | The Paddler - this is the classic Cranberry Canoe |
| unimaginable 40 years ago. | | | | design, and still remains to be a stable model in the line. |
| What Makes Cranberry Canoes Stable | | | | This light 55-pound boat can carry up to 750 pounds |
| The creative mind of Cranberry Canoes' founder | | | | without tipping over. It provides a lot of legroom with its |
| produced an innovative, yet simple boat design. | | | | length of 12 ft 9 in, there's even enough room for |
| Ordinary canoes are usually narrow, and long, but | | | | camping and fishing gear. Whether paddled or rowed, |
| Marvin thought that could lead to disastrous results. | | | | this boat gives a great ride. |
| That's why Cranberry Canoes are shorter than the | | | | |