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They Will Eat You Alive!
The Upper Peninsula bug season can occur from March through July causing some folks to seek shelter indoors and avoid these troublesome bugs! The rest of us outdoor enthusiast's forge...
They Will Eat You Alive!
The Upper Peninsula bug season can occur from March through July causing some folks to seek shelter indoors and avoid these troublesome bugs! The rest of us outdoor enthusiast's forge...
There are No Bears Here - A Mother Is Always Right
A Mother's Day Trip report by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson When my son Blake was 18 months old we decided to take a trip to Alaska. We rented...
There are No Bears Here - A Mother Is Always Right
A Mother's Day Trip report by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson When my son Blake was 18 months old we decided to take a trip to Alaska. We rented...
Top Mother's Day Gifts for Outdoorsy Moms
Mother's Day is the perfect occasion to show your mother how much you appreciate her and all that she does for you, your siblings and everyone else in her life....
Top Mother's Day Gifts for Outdoorsy Moms
Mother's Day is the perfect occasion to show your mother how much you appreciate her and all that she does for you, your siblings and everyone else in her life....
Best Places to Take Mom for a Hike and a Meal i...
Moms are the best. This Mother’s Day give mom the gift of time spent with you! Fortunately, we live in an area where a lot of people want to vacation...
Best Places to Take Mom for a Hike and a Meal i...
Moms are the best. This Mother’s Day give mom the gift of time spent with you! Fortunately, we live in an area where a lot of people want to vacation...
The Best U.P. Trout Streams
We always get visiting anglers in the shops asking where the best or our favorite trout streams are. There really aren't any “secret” large trout rivers out there, somewhere that...
The Best U.P. Trout Streams
We always get visiting anglers in the shops asking where the best or our favorite trout streams are. There really aren't any “secret” large trout rivers out there, somewhere that...
Packrafting the South Fork of the Flathead
A Trip report from the summer of 2018 by Down Wind Sports Employee Matt Abbotts As great as the fishing is in the U.P., sometimes it feels really good to...
Packrafting the South Fork of the Flathead
A Trip report from the summer of 2018 by Down Wind Sports Employee Matt Abbotts As great as the fishing is in the U.P., sometimes it feels really good to...