The Forecast from Stone Harbor: New Tours and New Gear Now!
As you can tell from our last entry, we are gearing up for winter. The canoes and kayaks are back in the warehouse. Our summer clothes have been replaced by winter base layers, wool pants and shirts – and, of course, stylish synthetic and down jackets. Interest in cross country skis has picked up along with our snowshoes and the new Marquette skis. People are starting to stock up on their winter gear, and are now just waiting for the snow!
In addition to the snow, our staff is anxiously awaiting the new tours we’ll have this winter. Besides the cross country and snowshoeing tours we will be taking folks out river and backcountry skiing with the Marquette skis. Snow kiting is still in the mix. You’ve seen the videos – now, isn’t it time to come on up and give it a try?
We will be offering dog sledding again this winter, plus ice fishing tours. In fact, as soon as the season opens again on inland (BWCA) lake trout fishing, we will be taking out a monthly winter camping/ice fishing trip. Stay tuned for pricing and dates on that.
Of course, we’ll be renting the same great gear as last winter: Skis, snowshoes and everything you need for winter camping. We’ve added new tents to our Snowtrekker rentals so we can (hopefully) equip everyone that comes in. But we do still suggest that you reserve your tents and sleeping bags early so you’re not disappointed.
As we mentioned in our last post, we will be at different upcoming events starting with the Winter Camping Symposium this weekend. The Midwest Mountaineering winter show (the weekend before Thanksgiving) is next up after that. If you belong to a group that would like to have us put on a presentation at your next meeting, please contact Jan or Jack at the store and we will set something up for you.
It’s going to be a great winter season. Get your gear today, and be ready when those first flurries fall!
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