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Celebrating a Life Lived Outdoors
Leigh H. Perkins, 1927-2021
Leigh H. Perkins purchased The Orvis Company in 1965 and over the next three decades transformed it into one of the country’s most respected sporting, apparel, and dog brands. Despite his affinity for business, Leigh was most at home wading in a trout stream or walking behind a bird dog in the field. He was a lifelong outdoorsman who hunted or fished more than 250 days a year into his 90s, and his reverence for nature was at the heart of his drive to conserve land and water resources for future generations.
The Rosenbauer Story
As told by Paul Fersen
I’ve spent a hundred mornings in Tom Rosenbauer’s kitchen. His dog Trilly taught my dog Pickett how to retrieve. He founded the Pawlet Duck and Retriever Club, whose only members were the two of us, Bob Murphy, and our three dogs—its very existence and grand moniker typical of Tom’s self-deprecating and often ironic sense of humor. We shot the occasional duck, but mostly we just sat by the Mettowee River behind Tom’s house, drank coffee, watched the sun rise and the river go by. Were it about shooting ducks, we would have quit long before, but in retrospect, it was more about Tom sharing himself and his river with Bob and me. . . .
Angling For All
Committed to making fly fishing and the outdoors more inclusive.
Orvis’s vision is to inspire the world to love the adventure and wonder in nature. For us, an inspired world is one that is inclusive, equitable, and without barriers. One that is achieved by being vulnerable, acknowledging privilege, exploring blind spots, engaging in uncomfortable conversations, and effecting change.
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