Micah Eveland of Scamp Trailers in Backus was given the distinguished honor Thursday from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
BACKUS, Minn. — The boss of a northern Minnesota company that plops out super-popular tiny, egg-shaped campers was given a distinguished honor Thursday from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Micah Eveland of Scamp Trailers in Backus was named the Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year.
He will compete for National Small Business Person of the Year during National Small Business Week, which will take place the first week of May in Washington, D.C.
The Minnesota-made Scamp campers or “egg campers” have been hand-built for over five decades at the factory in Backus — population 300.
Around 700 molded fiberglass Scamps are turned out every year, which is a 20% increase following a plant expansion in 2022.
When it all began in 1971, the factory produced just 130 per year.
The smallest Scamp trailer is just …
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