by Sigrid
12. September 2011 00:49
If you are looking for lace up boots, Chippewa Boots may be your best choice. The company founded in 1901 is one of Wisconsin’s oldest bootmakers and one of the most popular in the area too.
The Chippewa name is based on the Indian tribe Chippewa that lives in that part of the United States. Chippewa Boots may not be popular among cowboy boot lovers today but since day 1, the company’s aim is to produce the finest boots in the US and it still does even today –making quality one of the company’s strongest features.
In its early days, the Chippewa Boots company employed only 175 people and made over 1000 pairs of boots on a daily basis. Although the production was rather fast if you come to think of it, the bootmaking company never compromised the quality of their boots.
The company started by producing work boots especially top-end logging boots for those who work in the pulp and paper industry in the area at the time. The logger boots quickly gained popularity throughout the Midwest and later on became the staple shoes for high quality work boots for the outdoors.
This reputation made it possible for the bootmaking company to expand into the production of casual boots, work boots, and later on motorcycle boots and outdoor boots.
Although they do not produce cowboy boots per se, the company has gained recognition when it comes to making sturdy lace up boots –an alternative to cowboy boots usually used in the west.
All of the boots produced by the brand is of high quality and are recognized in the United States as the producers of one of the toughest, most durable and most dependable work boots in the country. Chippewa Boots is by far the best when it comes to work boots.