Minus33 Merino Wool celebrates expansion

Minus33 Merino Wool, a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, celebrated a major expansion on Oct. 27 as well as a combined 110 years of doing business in Ashland, a town at the heart of the Lakes Region.

By: John Koziol

Outlets: NH Business Review

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago


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Minus33 Merino Wool, a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, recently celebrated a major expansion as well as a combined 110 years of doing business in Ashland, a town at the heart of the Lakes Region.

Named after the temperatures that snowmobilers like John Glidden have encountered on trails throughout New Hampshire, Minus33 is the direct and familial successor of L.W. Packard, which was founded in 1916 by Luther Woodbury Packard, Glidden’s uncle, on Mill …

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