The North Shore is green and fishing season is open – as are the restaurants in Grand Marais – which means spring and summer (and the scent of the World’s Best Donuts) are in the air!

Our customers are already renting canoes, and others have started to ask us if we sell used canoes – yes, we do! We’ve decided to turn our rental fleet over more often in the summer, so feel free to give us a call or stop in and ask what is available. Our philosophy is to sell our used boats soon enough that they are still in great shape. Langford canoes are a lifetime investment, and last so long that you can pass them down to your kids, but we’d still like you to start out with a boat in near-new condition. And, of course, if you’d like to purchase one that is brand-new, we have those in Kevlar and wood as well. Call for availability.

As far as our other merchandise goes, we have some new products this summer that are being stocked daily. We have eyewear from Adidas, and shoes from Teva, Oboz, Patagonia, Vasque and Ahnu. We are getting set up with new shipments of Kuhl, Kavu, Prana and more in causal and trail wear. We have outerwear/wind jackets/rain gear from Marmot, Mountain Hardware, Rab and more.

We’ve also increased our staff – last summer we found ourselves short of help on some days, so we have added a few new faces. We’ve also added guides, so that we can offer more kayak and canoe tours this summer along with the rock climbing and fly fishing. Sales of our Tenkara fly rods keep going up, and Scott and Justin are here to show you how they work. It helps if in your planning, you can sign up a few days in advance so we can make sure we have enough guides to go around.

Come on up this summer, and stop in at Stone Harbor for your next adventure! Because, just as the Cook County Visitors’ Bureau says, we are “Way North of Ordinary.”