Mike Cichanowski, the founder and owner of Wenonah Canoe.

Established formally in 1968, Wenonah Canoe has roots reaching back to the 1950's. The company is the outgrowth of a lifelong devotion to paddling by Mike Cichanowski, who began canoeing as a young Boy Scout, and who began manufacturing canoes while still in college.

Today, Wenonah is among the largest makers of canoes in general, and is the largest maker of ultra-light and high-performance models. Our twenty-plus recreational designs (we also produce competition designs) are distributed by nearly 400 knowledgeable paddlesports retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in several European countries.

We make a diverse range of canoe types, each created to suit the needs of particular individuals or of specific paddling situations. We also offer choices of hull materials, construction methods, and optional equipment to tailor our canoes even more closely to their owners.

Our guiding philosophy is to match people with their ideal canoe to achieve a comfortable fit and a better paddling experience.

Beyond canoes, we also produce exceptional touring kayaks under the Current Designs brand name, and we offer top-quality accessories including paddles and other gear for canoeing and kayaking. This merchandise is available at many of our dealers, or from our printed catalog, or in the Accessories section of this website, where it can be ordered by calling us toll-free.

For more than 40 years, Wenonah Canoe has married modern technology together with historic ideals to advance the frontiers of paddling performance while preserving the value of paddling enjoyment.