Northern Lights Inc. has become the premiere manufacturer of high quality marine generator sets and propulsion engines while remaining true to its pioneering heritage.
In 1958, Harold Johnson established Alaska Marine Sales and Service in Anchorage, Alaska, selling boats and marine related products. The short boating season in Alaska led the company to look for additional sources of income. Pioneering the snowmobile business, the company was the first to sell the machines to Alaskans. Land-based generator sets were added to the business to answer the need for prime power in remote areas.
The first steps were taken toward establishing brand name products when, in the early '60s, the company began packaging Lister air-cooled diesels and Lima generators. Alaska Marine and Lister/Lima became a standard all over Alaska's outback.
Today, we have branch offices in South Florida and New England, as well as a dealer servicing network over 300 strong. The names “Northern Lights” and “Lugger” are synonymous with reliable, durable and simple to use power production. Not bad for a little company founded half a century ago, on one man’s vision in rustic Alaska...