Why ShoreStation®?
When founder Byron Godbersen designed the first ShoreStation back in 1959, he engineered it to work smarter than other boat lifts, but he also did one other thing – he over-built it. Heavier materials, stronger winches, better cables. Why all the fuss? Well, Byron believed that weekends at the lake should be spent relaxing with the family, not fixing broken equipment. With ShoreStation’s high-quality boat lifts and docks, you can relax and spend your weekends on the water doing what you love.
History
Midwest Industries Inc. was founded in 1954 in Ida Grove, Iowa.
Founder Byron Godbersen's first invention, the Bolster lift, used hydraulics to tilt grain bins that had been traditionally emptied by hand. The wildly successful product sparked an entire line of Midwest farm equipment.
Under Byron's guidance, Midwest evolved over the years from farm equipment to marine products.
Today production is focused exclusively on ShoreLand'r® Trailers and ShoreStation® Lakefront Systems.
The company's Ida Grove headquarters includes a 340,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, distribution warehouse, convention center and private test lake. Midwest employs over 300 people and their products are distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada, and internationally to countries in Europe and Asia. A full list of ShoreStation dealers can be found here.
For more information on Midwest Industries Heritage visit www.midwestindustries.com.