Established in 1883 under the name Hirth-Krause Company, Wolverine® has been manufacturing high quality leather shoes and boots for over a century.

1909
- A modest Wolverine^® tannery building was
completed, thereafter for many years, life in the
small town of Rockford, Michigan was heralded
by the blowing of the tannery whistle.
That first building has now grown into the
second largest pigskin tannery in the world.

1922 - The Hirth-Krause Company adopted a new name - The Wolverine^® Shoe and Tanning Corporation. The company continued to prosper and introduce new innovations in footwear development. Wolverine^® has been a stabilizing influence for the civic and economic well-being of Rockford.

1966To greater reflect its continuing growth and diversity, on April 29, 1966, the company became Wolverine World Wide Inc.

1999  The Wolverine^® brand has been established in Canada for over a decade.