Hopes were running high among state and local dignitaries last year when Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes announced that Holland, Mich.-based Grand Craft Boats, LLC, a legacy 42-year builder of fine mahogany runabouts, was relocating its headquarters and production operations west to Wisconsin, Walworth County and the Village of Genoa City.
Grand Craft Boats president and CEO Patrick Gallagher (center) fields questions about the Genoa City-based boat manufacturer's new handcrafted all-mahogany Burnham runabout during a June 30 boat launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s new 26-foot Burnham flagship retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. The company relocated to Wisconsin last year from Michigan. Gage Marine is Grand Craft's exclusive dealer for Geneva Lake.
Genoa City-based Grand Craft Boats, LLC unveiled its new handcrafted luxury Burnham runabout at a gala June 30 launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s all-mahogany 26-foot Burnham retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. Said Grand Craft president and CEO Patrick Gallagher of the company's new Burnham flagship, “The reason these boats are so appealing to our customers is that it appeals to their unique sense of style and attention to detail. These folks are very persnickety in what they’re looking for. They have an eye for the finer things. They don’t want their boat to look like everyone else’s. And they’re looking for a deeper connection with their boat … They know that their boat was really built by skilled craftsmen and NOT mass produced ... From the beginning to the end, it’s really a marriage of the old world craftsmanship being utilized by our skilled carpenters, and our marine technicians working with the latest technologies.”
A Grand Craft flag flies in the breeze on Geneva Lake June 30 during a test drive of the Genoa City-based luxury boatmaker's new all-mahogany Burnham flagship runabout as part of boat launch party festivities at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay.
A crowd gathers to view Genoa City-based boatmaker Grand Craft’s new handcrafted all-mahogany Burnham runabout during a June 30 boat launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s new 26-foot Burnham flagship retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. The company relocated to Wisconsin last year from Michigan. Gage Marine is Grand Craft’s exclusive dealer for Geneva Lake.
Tim Williams, senior marine techician with Genoa City-based runabout manufacturer Grand Craft Boats, LLC, skippers one of the company’s two new all-mahogany Burnham runabouts on Geneva Lake as part of gala June 30 launch party festivities at Gage Marine headquarters at PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Said Williams of Grand Craft’s new Burnham flagships, “The product we’re putting out speaks for itself. We really put in a lot of effort and engineering to deliver a superior product with attention to detail.”
A crowd gathers to view Genoa City-based boatmaker Grand Craft’s new handcrafted all-mahogany Burnham runabout during a June 30 boat launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s new 26-foot Burnham flagship retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. The company relocated to Wisconsin last year from Michigan. Gage Marine is Grand Craft’s exclusive dealer for Geneva Lake.
A common love for premium boats has spurred a complementary business alliance between Bill Gage, Jr. (left), owner of Williams Bay-based Gage Marine, and Patrick Gallagher (right), president and CEO of Genoa City-based luxury runabout manufacturer Grand Craft Boats, LLC. Last year, Grand Craft relocated its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Walworth County from the company’s 42-year home in Holland, Mich. Said Gage of the new alliance, “As a premium dealership, we look for partners that are best-in-class. Grand Craft should be a good partnership.”
Joining Grand Craft Boats, LLC president and CEO Patrick Gallagher (left) at the company’s June 30 boat launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay was company founder Steve Northuis (right). The boat launch party featured the debut of the latest addition to Grand Craft’s line of handcrafted luxury boats, the company’s new Burnham flagship, an all-mahogany 26-foot runabout which retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. Said Northuis of Gallagher, “He’s phenomenal, the right guy to own this company. He’s doing everything perfect ... I think this is going to be best chapter of Grand Craft yet.”
Tim Williams, senior marine techician with Genoa City-based runabout manufacturer Grand Craft Boats, LLC, skippers one of the company’s two new all-mahogany Burnham runabouts on Geneva Lake as part of gala June 30 launch party festivities at Gage Marine headquarters at PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Said Williams of Grand Craft’s new Burnham flagships, “The product we’re putting out speaks for itself. We really put in a lot of effort and engineering to deliver a superior product with attention to detail.”
Grand Craft Boats president and CEO Patrick Gallagher (center) fields questions about the Genoa City-based boat manufacturer's new handcrafted all-mahogany Burnham runabout during a June 30 boat launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s new 26-foot Burnham flagship retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. The company relocated to Wisconsin last year from Michigan. Gage Marine is Grand Craft's exclusive dealer for Geneva Lake.
Genoa City-based Grand Craft Boats, LLC unveiled its new handcrafted luxury Burnham runabout at a gala June 30 launch party at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay. Grand Craft’s all-mahogany 26-foot Burnham retails for $389,000 and blends retro style with contemporary flair and mechanical components. Said Grand Craft president and CEO Patrick Gallagher of the company's new Burnham flagship, “The reason these boats are so appealing to our customers is that it appeals to their unique sense of style and attention to detail. These folks are very persnickety in what they’re looking for. They have an eye for the finer things. They don’t want their boat to look like everyone else’s. And they’re looking for a deeper connection with their boat … They know that their boat was really built by skilled craftsmen and NOT mass produced ... From the beginning to the end, it’s really a marriage of the old world craftsmanship being utilized by our skilled carpenters, and our marine technicians working with the latest technologies.”
A Grand Craft flag flies in the breeze on Geneva Lake June 30 during a test drive of the Genoa City-based luxury boatmaker's new all-mahogany Burnham flagship runabout as part of boat launch party festivities at Gage Marine and PIER 290 in Williams Bay.
