Summer Safari

Fun facts about the peninsula.  Door County has 298 miles of coastline and boasts more lighthouses and state parks than any other county in the contiguous United States.  It also is home to the largest percentage of individuals over the age of 65 in all of Wisconsin.  Not the highest number, highest percentage.  That said, with only about 30,000 permanent year-round residents it doesn't take long to feel like you've met just about everyone.  Six Degrees of Separation is a real thing.  

The peninsula has become something of a retirement destination - with a disproportionate number of retired professional types.  Anyway, since I retired here permanently I've made many new friends through the Community College's Learning In Retirement Program.  For several years now I've coordinated the Current Affairs class - A Fine Kettle of Fish.  My friends include retirees ranging from doctors, civil and petroleum engineers, naval architects and a medical examiner.

Recently a group of neighbors got together for a couple of tours in Manitowoc followed by lunch.  It is called a Summer Safari.  The botanical garden was short and sweet, lunch was excellent; but the highlight was a tour of Dramm Corporation.

Dramm manufactures and distributes a complete line of professional greenhouse tools and equipment distributed throughout the world.  It is one of the most respected names in the horticultural industry.  

Founded in 1941 by John G. Dramm, a local florist, who developed a soft-touch garden hose watering nozzle.  It was this invention that helped drive the company from a basement operation into the Top-of-the-line global leader it is today.

We scored a private tour of the new 98,000 square foot building located at the Manitowoc Industrial Park.

A well designed, environmentally-conscious building and modern manufacturing methods.

Most of the Dramm product line is available in a rainbow array of colors:  red, orange, yellow, blue, green and berry.

 

Orchard and commercial applicators of all variations.

With the legalization of cannabis in many states, the sale of high-tech drip irrigation systems have rocketed-off the charts.

In the shipping department there is no heavy lifting with this device.

Top-shelf, quality engineering and assembly.  Keep an eye out for the rainbow colors wherever you shop for gardening and horticultural supplies.