April Newsletter

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Hello everyone. April is here and with it has come even warmer weather (and, yes, yesterday even some snow!). That’s living in Minnesota for you. But orders are still flying out the door.

Road Trip

We had a great weekend over the 8^th and 9^th of April. We took a little road trip to deliver paddles to Duluth Pack and Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply. Great to connect and get to know some new folks and put faces to email contacts. We also got to sit in on a great 'Wilderness Canoeing' seminar by Cliff Jacobson. Let's just say WOW! Such a vast collection of valuable knowledge and enormous energy packed into one man! I learned better compassing skills, how to talk down a bear, what portaging means in the Canadian wilderness and some great tips for canoe trip packing. Great weekend.

April Paddle Giveaway

As you may know this is “The Year of the Paddle” and we’re giving away one paddle a month for the entire year! Get in on ourApril Paddle Giveaway! 

Don't keep this to yourself...Please tell your friends and neighbors about our Paddle Giveaways!

New Dealer – LakeSUP.com

Our newest dealer hails from our very own great state of Minnesota and is also our first Stand Up Paddle dealer. LakeSUP.comdeals in Stand Up Paddleboards, paddles and other paddleboarding supplies. And do a great job promoting the sport of Stand Up here in the Midwest. If you’re interested in Stand Up Paddlesports make sure to check out LakeSUP.com!

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Copy of our March Newsletter

March Newsletter

Hi folks. Another month has passed. And with it goes the last of the bitter cold weather here in Winona. It’s warming up fast! The snow is melting. And we all know what that means: it’s almost summertime. The time for camping, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, campfires, s’mores, school break, warm nights, thunder storms and lots and lots of paddling!

New SUP Paddle

After much hard work and many revisions our first SUP paddle is finally here! We’ve really taken our time with this paddle to make sure every little detail is how we envisioned it to be. I think it turned out great! We decided to call it The Laker in homage to all the lakes and nickname of our great state of Minnesota. But don’t let the name fool you – it will handle any all types of paddling, from ocean waves to river currents to calm reflection ponds.

New Dealer – Kayak Corral

We are very excited to say that we have recently added Kayak Corral to our growing list of great dealers! They are in fact the first place other than our website where you can purchase one of our new Greenland kayak paddles. If you live in the Saline, MI area, or are planning a trip stop in and check out all they have to offer. You’ll be glad you did.

From Kayak Corral’s website:

“Your Great Lake's resource for kayaks & accessories
Serving Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ontario and our many friends afar.”

Take a look at Kayak Corral’s Website.

March Contest

As you might recall here at Sanborn we declared 2011 The Year of the Paddle. And with that we are giving away a paddle every month for this entire year! Check out our contest page for rules and how you can enter!

Planning a Wilderness Canoe Trip

If you’re in the Duluth area on Sat. April 9th come check out what will be a great seminar on Planning a Wilderness Canoe Trip by the author/guide Cliff Jacobson and put on by the Duluth Pack Store. We’ll have a table at the event. We’re looking forward to chatting to some great folks - if you're there please stop by and say hi. For more details and to purchase tickets to the event go to Duluth Pack’s website.

Thanks,

Zak

New: Newsletter

Starting next month we will be starting a newsletter for all of you who'd like to know more about us. We'll keep it simple - a once-a-month newsletter about what's going on at Sanborn Canoe Co. We'll throw in some discounts/promotions that are exclusively for our newsletter subscriber's!

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Here's a couple great winter photos to round off this post.