A Sled Maker's Journal

Imagine: fresh powdery snow glistening in the moonlight. You can hear the lake booming and zinging, its echoes reverberating in the night air as the ice cracks and shifts. There you are at the top ...

Toboggans have been around for centuries supplying families with winter fun, thrills and adventure. The fun continues as modern families discover the fun to be had with the family toboggan. Here ar...

"Sled, komatik, toboggan—for the Harrens, these words mean one thing: a way for families to connect to the land. Whether you use your sled for hurtling down hills or for hauling supplies across t...

We're so excited to be featured in Minnesota Monthly's 2020 Gift Guide among so many brilliant local makers & artists, including: Loon Liquor Co., Cait Courneya, Faribault, Woolen Mill Co., Fr...

There are plenty of old toboggans languishing in garages, storage facilities and back yards. Some are mounted on the walls of cabins for display or put away in a closet forgotten. They may look l...

"Eighty-eight" yelled my 10-year-old son Henry, as he sprung up from his knees in front of the giant white oak stump he had been inspecting. Eighty-eight rings for eighty-eight years. A historica...

The Serum Run: Pandemics and Toboggans in History  During this time of pandemic, it seems our world has turned upside down. Even though active cases of COVID-19 seem to be decreasing in some areas,...

We are proud to be part of the digital effort to support other small businesses, share kindness, and gather the community with Warroad Come Together.

Do you have any special heirlooms in your family? Perhaps you have a painting made by one of your ancestors or a hand-sewn quilt made by a great-great-great-grandmother. Handcrafted family heirloom...