In 1991, PilgrimPage opened its doors in a little kitchen in North Lawrence. Founder Billy Pilgrim, local musician and designer, decided it was time for a day job. After years of creating promotional materials for the music industry, he found his design skills were in demand and began to staff up accordingly. Billy took on business partner and company president Lee Eldridge to help lead PilgrimPage into the future. The design shop moved to downtown Lawrence in 1994. As the client list grew, so did the list of services offered and PilgrimPage evolved into a full-service graphic design firm.

One service that Lee and Billy found was in great demand was their knowledge of the promotional products industry. The staff at PilgrimPage believed that the time was right to expand these services into a new business. In 2000, PilgrimPage launched Absorbent, Ink., an online promotional products and corporate gifts company. Absorbent, Ink. grew quickly and soon became the primary business within the walls of PilgrimPage.

By 2006, the Absorbent, Ink. staff had outgrown their downtown office, and PilgrimPage moved West. West Lawrence that is. With a new and significantly larger office, Absorbent, Ink. has continued to grow. With a staff of almost 50, Absorbent, Ink. was recognized in 2007 by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States.

Though PilgrimPage no longer offers their design services as part of their business, the future is bright for Absorbent, Ink. Now one of the larger and most successful promotional products distributors in the country, Absorbent, Ink. has continued the PilgrimPage tradition of delivering incredible customer service and unique marketing solutions for their clients worldwide.