ST. PAUL, Minn., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gander Mountain, the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, boating, marine, and outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear, products and services celebrates the Grand Opening of its 114th store at 3970 SW 3rd Street in Ocala, FL.
The Grand Opening ceremonies begin on Friday, May 30th, at 8:00 A.M., when world-class archer and Gander Mountain Elite Pro-Staff member, Ray Howell, cuts the ceremonial ribbon with an arrow shot from 30 yards.
Several well-known outdoor personalities will help celebrate throughout the Grand Opening weekend including: Michael Waddell, host of "REALTREE Road Trips" and Gander Mountain's "We Live Outdoors" television programs; veteran BASS elite series touring pro Bernie Schultz; and Captain Mark Nichols, the owner and inventor of D.O.A. fishing lures.
Gander Mountain will be giving away a variety of gift cards and Gander Mountain caps, t-shirts, and water bottles to a limited number of "first shoppers" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Full details about Grand Opening activities are available at: http://www.gandermountain.com/.
The 65,000 square foot store will be a community attraction with its apparel, products and services tailored to Florida's outdoors enthusiasts. Customers will find in the store a broad selection of apparel and footwear, firearms, hunting and fishing equipment as well as archery and camping equipment. Canoes and kayaks will be displayed inside and outside of the store.
The store offers a full range of services including: on-site gunsmiths, an archery lane and full-service archery shop, line winding, and a staff of associates with a wealth of knowledge about the outdoor products carried in the store. The store will also include a "Gander Mountain Lodge," a meeting room provided free of charge for meetings of local outdoor, business or community groups. During the year Gander Mountain provides educational courses for outdoor enthusiasts in the Lodge, and offers more hunter safety programs through its Lodges than any other source in the United States.
Gander Mountain's Ocala store is the retailer's fifth store in Florida. Other stores are located in Lake Mary, St. Augustine, Jacksonville and Palm Beach Gardens.
About Gander Mountain Company
Gander Mountain Company , headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, boating, marine, and outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear, products and services. Since 1960, the Gander Mountain brand has offered an expanding assortment of competitively priced outdoor equipment, technical apparel and footwear, as well as gunsmith, archery, boat, ATV and marine services. The stores feature national, regional and local brands as well as the company's owned brands. Focused on a "We Live Outdoors" culture, Gander Mountain dedicates itself to creating outdoor memories. At the end of 2007 there were 115 conveniently located Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 23 states. For the nearest store location call 800-282-5993 or visit http://www.gandermountain.com/. Gander Mountain is also the parent company of Overton's (http://www.overtons.com/), a leading catalog and Internet based retailer of products for boating and other water sports enthusiasts.
