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Berkley Celebrates 75th Anniversary

November 22, 2014

(Spirit Lake)– One of Spirit Lake’s largest employers is celebrating a major milestone this week. It was 75 years ago when Berkley, as it was referred to then, got its start. Clay Norris, Senior Brand Product Manager for Berkley Brand Fishing Lines, tells KUOO news things took off from there…(click here for comment from Norris…).

A weeklong celebration kicked off Monday evening. Norris says the main highlight for the public is coming up later this week…(click here for comment from Norris…).

So what can the company’s longevity be attributed to? Norris says it’s the co-workers…(click here for comment from Norris…).

And as far as the future goes, Norris sees great things for the next 75 years…(click here for comment from Norris…).

As part of Friday’s plant tours, visitors will hear from Berkley’s experts on how a fish thinks, the creation of PowerBait and the “Wonderful World of Fishing Line.”