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Nantahala Outdoor Center company history timeline

1972

The Kennedys decided to come down for that first summer, 1972, and then return to their jobs in the fall before deciding to go all in.

That culture had its roots in the very first season, 1972, when a man named Jim Holcombe, whose family was big into paddling, came to work at the NOC. Jim’s sister Louise Holcombe was on the inaugural Olympic whitewater team in 1972.

1987

A Second Helping: A Review of Kayak Basics (videorecording) presented by the Nantahala Outdoor Center; producer Carl Wetzler, 1987.

1996

Several NOC employees competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics on the Ocoee River.

1998

Kennedy retired from the NOC in 1998 — sort of.

2006

During the summer of 2006, Good Morning America and National Geographic Adventures released a list of the nation’s ten top “Vacations with a Splash.” The Nantahala Outdoor Center earned the Number One spot.

Outdoor Recreation In the fall of 2006, students in PRM 433, Outdoor Recreation, researched recreational opportunities in western North Carolina.

2008

History M.A. , WCU 2008

2009

Chiltoskey Receives Mountain Heritage Award Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey – teacher, librarian and keeper of Cherokee tribal myths, legend and medicine lore – was presented with the […]Amanda Swimmer, 2009

2012

Since 2012, the NOC has had new ownership — a group of six businessmen and outdoorsmen from Atlanta bought majority control — and its story has continued to evolve.

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