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Owner Al French and his wife, Mary French, 2001. |
Moor &
Mountain was founded in 1966 as a partnership between Thomas Stout and Alan
French and initially, was located on Main Street in Concord, MA, . The
outfit first published a mail order catalog in 1967 which
continued biannually until 1982 (see
home
page
for some sample covers). Along the way, Tom and Al
established a crosscountry ski import business called Norfell, Inc., with
its headquarters in Chelmsford, Ma, as well as a second retail store in Andover,
Mass. In 1975, Al and Tom amicably decided to follow different
paths and Al subsequently consolidated his share of the business in
Andover where it is located to this day.
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Manager Burt Batcheller |
Burton
Batcheller came on
board in 1977. Known
as "Skip" in his early years growing up in
Andover, Burt learned woodcraft, fishing, and
a strong love of the outdoors from his father. He knows the Allagash
about as well as anyone and is well-versed in the hows and wheres of
local and upcountry rock climbing.
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While
Moor & Mountain's form has changed over the past
thirty-five years, its basic purpose has remained essentially the same. As quoted in the first catalog in 1967, "Moor & Mountain aims to
provide customers with equipment to enjoy backcountry places that can
only be reached on foot". |
MOOR & MOUNTAIN
3 Railroad Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-3665 |
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