A Sled Maker's Journal

Each season we build sledding equipment for various niches using our sleds and toboggans for their various pursuits. It all began with a phone call from my uncle telling me that I should start mak...

They say that hindsight is 20/20 vision and very often the present isn’t quite so clear. Yet undoubtedly, the future is uncertain in most ways. If we fail to file a tax return we can be confident ...

In a world that is getting smaller and smaller, it is wonderful how we are building close ties in trade and cooperation with the nations of the world, from North America to the Far East. I think t...

There is one simple thing we can do to make someone smile and that is to smile at them. I was over at the care center the other day visiting my mother. I am always impressed by the senior resident...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends and everyone visiting NTS. We hope that this finds you appreciating the season of hope and gratitude and you are all well and in good cheer...

Man this is it!!! This is the height of the year for lots of folks living in Northern Minnesota. November… the “grey month” is upon us and the season is-a-changin’ outside. There’s been a cold win...

It was in 1995 when Northern Toboggan & Sled was born through the guidance of my mentor Milton Chaboyer. It was he who taught me the techniques and craft of traditional toboggan and sled maki...

Hi John, Thought you might like a few photos of your sled in action. My two grandchildren aged 1.5 and 3.5 years get a kick out of the toboggan run which I had a friend create with his snow machine...

With the rising cost of propane and electricity we have been thinking about adding a gas heating stove to our living room hearth. The kind of gas stove that looks like a wood stove and you can see...