Family-Owned & Operated → Employee-Owned
From very humble beginnings, Scott Lanpher started Scott’s Recreation in 2004 with one store located in Manchester, Maine. It was a true family-run business with Holly, his wife, overseeing accounting and HR. Both of his kids were also active in the company through their schooling. In 2011, he purchased the Turner, ME location. Fresh out of high school in 2016, Scott’s son, Reid Lanpher, became the General Manager of the Turner Maine store and was very involved in overall company operations. In 2019, they opened the doors of the Hermon, Maine store, and in 2021 the Orono, ME store.
After consistently working 70+ hour weeks his entire career, in 2021, Scott decided to sell the company to the employees and take a step back as the COO. Reid was named CEO.
Now an ESOP (employee-owned), with a young management team across all of our locations, the company is positioned well for decades more of growth and refinement.