A Sled Maker's Journal

We will soon be at mid –summer here in Northern Minnesota. It’s been a good growing season so far due to an earlier spring and almost ideal rainfall. The plants in the garden are well established a...

We’ve all likely said at one time that…“it’s a small world”. I’ve had the opportunity to get re-acquainted with an old friend watching The Last Alaskans on Animal Planet Network the past few weeks....

There a folks who don’t care to eat mushrooms, let alone wild mushrooms. It could be either taste or texture. But there are those who love mushrooms. As for liker’s, Morels are delicious in many r...

This time of year the activity around the shop here at Northern Toboggan & Sled is at the low ebb of the year. I like it. After a busy sled season it’s a nice break to have some time for leisu...

Ever sat around the Thanksgiving table with family and friends and someone asks that we go around the table and each one say one thing that we are thankful for today? The answer for me today would...

Having a trade mark or logo for the business is an important part of building a brand and establishing a reputation for your products and mission. When we were creating our logo for Northern Tobo...

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...

Northern Toboggan & Sled is quite “green” in its manufacturing processes and the raw materials used in the products we make. Most of which are renewable and abundant. The shop uses modest amou...

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 ...