A Sled Maker's Journal

(John Harren in his shop at Northern Toboggan & Sled // Photo by Tim Bjerk, edited by Aaron Davidson) Thank you Kim Hruba! How appropriate that a friend and customer be asked by The Growler Mag...

Happy Holidays! This time of year is an exciting one for us at Northern Toboggan & Sled. By far it is our busiest time of year. It seems that the classic gift of a wooden toboggan is a traditio...

This week we took part in a fundraising event that focused on creating opportunity for underprivileged kids. A wooden toboggan does not solve huge issues within families fighting to create opportun...

We were very fortunate to have been selected by the very popular Midwest magazine, Artful Living, to join their “A-List” of Artisan goods for the year! Specifically, our Downhill Toboggan was the ...

The book Snow Walker’s Companion by Garrett and Alexandra Conover is the classic manuel for anyone interested in winter trekking and camping. The Conover’s have years of experience winter camping ...

  Here is a pictorial testimonial from a happy customer who hauls around their family and a  8' downhill toboggan in a Toyota Prius! 

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...

An interested winter camper asked if we could connect him with an existing customer about a hand toboggan that was purchased and has been used for over 10 years:) Thank you for sharing your story...

Hello John, As promised are a couple of photos of our cabin. I should say our daughter's cabin as approx 15 yrs ago she was a counselor at a church camp and at end of summer she heard that the cab...