Buy a Fritz Orr Paddle & Support the CMW Annual Fund!
Many of us remember paddling with Fritz Orr, III during our summers at Merrie-Woode. Fritz was a boating instructor at CMW from 1994 to 2005, and a member of Senior Staff from 2003 to 2006. Fritz was known at camp for his excellence on the river, love of Merrie-Woode, and his frequent and witty puns!
Fritz is now running his own company, Fritz Orr Canoe, where he makes custom handcrafted wooden canoe and stand up paddle board paddles. These stunning paddles are truly works of art, sculpted from Appalachian and exotic tropical woods. His paddles have been featured in Town & Country, Garden and Gun, Vogue.com and The Week.
Fritz has generously arranged for 10% of each item sold to Merrie-Woode families to be donated to the Camp Merrie-Woode Annual Fund to support camperships each summer. All purchases going towards this fund must be bought through this link:
Fritz Orr Canoe at Taigan
Go take a look at Fritz’s paddles! You’ll fall in love! It’s the perfect gift idea as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day is right around the corner or would make a wonderful addition to any CMW Captain’s collection.
Endless thanks to Fritz for the boatload of support! (That one was for you, Fritz!)