A Sled Maker's Journal

The popular TV program “Ice Road Truckers” has been around for a few years now and I guess I haven’t watched much of it. Seeing the ads and how it is produced was perhaps a little much for my tast...

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...

Well it’s getting to be that time of year. February 6th, 7th, & 8th 2015 are the dates set for the “25th Annual US National Toboggan Championships” at the Camden Snow Bowl in Camden, Maine. It...

Here is a recent video we did of me giving some of our history and background while making a traditional toboggan. While I share some of the story, you see some of the process including how a wood...

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...

There are folks who loath the winter months. For many it is the favorite time of year. I’ve always been grateful to live at this latitude where we get four distinct seasons that are pretty much eq...

I can remember being a youngster with my new baseball glove and diligently oiling it and packing baseball’s in it, tying it up at night to form the “pocket”. It took a while but the end result was...

I had a lesson some years ago when I read a remark made by an Alaskan Aboriginal writer. He said he found it very curious that white man will refer to the Alaskan Bush as “Wilderness”? He remarked...