Shaped by the Journey - Beckman

In 1873, Charles Beckman traveled from Germany to America, embarking from Liverpool, England aboard the S.S. Atlantic. Bad weather culminated in disaster off the coast of Nova Scotia, which he was lucky to survive. On arrival in Red Wing, MN, Beckman worked in the local tannery, eventually opening his own shoe store. In 1905, Charles Beckman founded Red Wing Shoe Company, an enduring legacy made more significant by his harrowing voyage. His firsthand account of the experience is housed in the Red Wing Shoe Co. Corporate Archives.