A Sled Maker's Journal

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...

Being in the business of building larger goods, people often ask how we ship our products. While we have regional distributors in Northern Canada who...

Of the materials that go into our toboggan and sleds there is none more important than Red Oak. It is the traditional material that my mentor...

Well it seems that there are mixed reviews on whether or not we will see a decent snow fall for the season ahead. If there...

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...

As I have mentioned before, the original toboggans of the North used babiche for fastening the crosspieces. Babiche is a cord or lace made by...

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...

We’ve talked a little bit about how the toboggan has evolved in Northern Canada from a hand hauling sleigh to a dog sled and then...

The fall time always seems busy busy, for almost everyone and creatures alike. In the shop its working on orders and building inventory, outside its...