Winner: Outdoors Inc.

If you have a taste for adventure, then chances are you have already graced the threshold of one of the three Memphis-area Outdoors Inc., stores. Owned by Joe Royer and Lawrence Migliara, Outdoor’s Inc., has been providing Memphians with the equipment and the expertise for fresh-air activities since 1974.

“Our employees really represent (the outdoor) lifestyle, and their enthusiasm shows. This is a great honor,” says Migliara about the store being voted the Most Outstanding Outdoors Store.

Midtown: 1710 Union, 722-8988. East Memphis: 5245 Poplar, 767-6790. Cordova: 33 N. Germantown Parkway, 755-2271. Visit outdoorsinc.com.

Finalist: Bass Pro Shop; Sportsman’s Warehouse