Ocoee
Adventure Company
purchased USA
Raft Ocoee in 2003—
Outpost
is re-named Big Frog Expeditions
If
you blinked, you might have missed all the name changes in 2002-03
from USA Raft to USA Raft Ocoee– then in 2003 to
Big Frog Expeditions... Here's our story and we're sticking
to it!
In
2002 USA Raft sold the Ocoee outpost to us: Ocoee Adventure
Company. Who are we? Since 1997, our company has been operating
the Ocoee Adventure Center on the east end of the Ocoee River
gorge. The primary players of OAC brought several years of experience
in organizing events leading up to the 1996 Olympic Whitewater
competition, as well as lots of management background in other
outdoor businesses. We operated the USA Raft Ocoee outpost in
2003 pretty much like before but with the added expertise of
our outpost manager, Rick Houlk. Ricks a 20+ year Ocoee
veteran and a well-known face on the Ocoee. USA Raft continued
to take reservations for us that year to ensure a smooth transition
for our customers.
After
we had a season under our belt, USA Raft and USA Raft Ocoee
agreed that sharing a name was confusing try explaining
it to vendors and delivery people they got all mixed
up! The affiliation with USA Raft remained strong and the relationship
continued between the two companies, but we took on our own
reservations and decided to rename the outpost.
We
changed our name to Big Frog Expeditions for the 2004 season.
Our experienced ownership, the strong local management and
most importantly the awesome whitewater rafting experience
have remained the same. We added more activities like mountain
biking, horseback riding, hiking, swimming, kayaking, and ropes
course activities so our groups can have everything they need
for a full adventure experience, both on and off the river.
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