A Sled Maker's Journal

A 23 year old start up…
The past two years have brought about a lot of change for Northern Toboggan Co. As Jackson and I have started to take over much of the business vision and direction, one of our biggest targets is t...

Community & Family
2017 Christmas Cheer
One of the most rewarding parts of our work is the joy we help bring to the Holiday Season. This year was no different as we received a flood of "Thank You's", stories and pictures from happy custo...

Custom Bookshelves
"After many years of dreaming, planning, and saving, my husband and I set out to self build our dream home. It was a long, yet rewarding journey. We wanted to do most of the work ourselves, but we ...

Community & Family
Baby Shower Toboggan
Summertime orders always generate increased interest by our toboggan making team. Usually folks wait until closer to when the snow will fall to order their toboggan, however this summer we were ask...

Community & Family
Fishing for All
We’re an equal opportunity family. We encourage equal opportunity experiences.
Fishing is one of those experiences. Wearing a pink Barbie doll life jacket is another... no matter your gender.
Here ...

Toboggan Pad Softens the Ride for The Flying Nerds and The Falling Athletes
We are thankful for the kind, hard-working northern Minnesota business we worked with this past year to hand make toboggan pads. These pads take effort to put together and they do an excellent job ...

Custom Sleds
Custom Sleds (Part 2)
Our wooden freight sleds have been around for quite a while. My mentor used to make quite a few each winter to support commercial fishing in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. There are a lot of i...

How-Tos & Maintenance
Custom Sleds (Part 1)
Folks who’ve been to the Northern Toboggan Co. website are aware of our primary product line of wooden toboggans and wooden sleds. Those who have dug into it more realize that our products have bee...

Downhill Toboggans
Wooden Rocket in New Jersey
"Hi Solveig, I thought you might like to see one of your wooden rockets in the field. It's awesome.
Thanks again, Leo Dodds"
(Stockton, New Jersey)
