April Paddle Giveaway

I know. I know. I'm a little late in getting this on the blog. The month is over half over!But there's still plenty of time to sign-up for our April Paddle Giveaway.

A random drawing will win someone one of our Gunflint bent shaft canoe paddles. All we need from you is your name and email. Click here to sign-up!

Booklet of Wares

Hey Everyone. Been busy working on our brand new 2011 'Booklet of Wares'. Just a fancy-pantsy way of saying catalog. We're actually getting some printed to hand out at an event we're attending in a couple of weeks up in Duluth(more to come on that soon). I was able to download a Photoshop trial for a month so that I could do this project. I really need to buy it though! Maybe this summer!

Here's a mini online version of the booklet to check out. You can click on it to be taken to a full-size version.

Booklet of Wares 2011

Publish at Calaméo or browse others.

Sanborn Goes to the Library

We are fortunate enough to have had the Winona Public Library invite us to display some of our paddles from yesterday until the end of April. So we have 10-odd paddles hanging, surrounded by Hemingway, A.A.Milne, Chuacer, Grisham, Dr. Suess, C.S. Lewis, Norman MaClean, Franklin and all the other great authors. I could go on and on. So thank you to the Winona Public Library for letting us invade their space for a time.

Along with our 'regular' paddles we have many custom and fun paddles on display - including Sanborn's 1st paddle and a super long 30-some-inch-bladed beavertail Todd made. And we set up a progression of the different stages that we go through when making paddles - from gluing to shaping to finishing. We explored doing a paddlemaking class with this, but thought it might be a little dusty and loud to pull off inside the library :)

We had a good time hanging the paddles yesterday. Although my daughter, Glady, kept shushing us because we were pounding nails into the wall. To be fair I did tell her when we were walking into the library that she had to whisper when we were inside. "You aren't whispering Dad. Shh!" Another bonus was sharing a little time picking out some books with Glady and signing her up for her first library card.

To check the paddles out you can head down to the Winona Public Library any time they are open until the end of April. You can even pick up a book while you're there!

Here's a link to the facebook event page.

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 SUP paddle and Spring Weather

Glady and I made good use of the beautifully warm and sunny weather we've been having to get our new Stand Up Paddle, The Laker, outside. I think I promised Glady a tootsie roll if she would hold the paddle for me to snap a few pics.

She told me the paddle was too big! "I can't use that one daddy!" :)

Oh well. I'm sure it's the right size for someone to be using really soon since spring is finally here!

First Greenland Dealer

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.

Paddle Giveaways Are Back!

NOTICE TO EVERYONE: Sanborn Canoe Co. is declaring 2011 the "Year of the Paddle" And in honor of this momentous occasion - that we just made up - we are going to be giving away 1 paddle a month for the entire year! There will be different contests for every month…

Check out more details as well as the current months contest on our Giveaways Page!