Maple Landmark Vermont Cribbage Board

Starting in the 1970s Mike Rainville first came to woodworking as a hobby. Working out of his parent's basement with scraps from his grandfather’s carpentry projects, he duplicated household items, things like spool holders and cribbage boards. Before long, friends and neighbors were asking Mike to make things and by 1979, he started selling wholesale. The “Maple Landmark” name was a natural extension of his family's maple sugaring business, Maple Landmark Homestead. The product line grew and evolved over the coming years, adding items like trivets, ornaments, and our first-name trains. In 1993, after many requests from retailers, the NameTrain concept was spun off into a new line that was compatible with the many wooden track systems available. In 1994, NameTrains were introduced in colors and sales soared. In 2007 they developed our Schoolhouse Naturals line of maple toys that have no finishes or inks applied to them. Maple Landmark, with headquarters and manufacturing in Middlebury Vermont, now employs over 40 people and sells products to a couple thousand gift shops and toy stores throughout the United States and abroad.