If you spend most of the day on your feet, you know the value of a good pair of shoes. So do the folks at Keen Footwear, who have a reputation for making durable, comfortable, sporty looking shoes, for both work and leisure. Last fall, we got an insider’s look at the state-of-the-art Keen Footwear manufacturing facility in Portland, Oregon. We also got a chance to try out a pair of their American-built Mt. Vernon work boots. The Mt. Vernons I tried have steel-toe protection, and although they’re super comfortable, not everyone needs – or wants – the protection of a steel-toed boot. If you’re looking for comfortable and rugged work boots, but prefer not to be a man (or woman) of steel, the Keen work boots lineup offers several choices, including the recently introduced soft-toe version of the Keen Mt. Vernon. Ever eager to expand my horizons, though, I decided to try something from further north in Keen’s lineup of industrial-city-inspired work boots – a pair of Keen Milwaukee work boots. Read More