Sport Show Schedule 2011

As of right now we are scheduled to be at the following shows:

Minnesota Sportsmen's Show, St. Paul, MN January 13th-16th
St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show, St. Cloud, MN February 11th-13th

For directions and hours you can check out the show website at http://www.cenaiko.com/.

We have extra tickets for the shows and if you would like to come and see us send and email and we will leave them at the Will Call booth. As in the past the tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis and when they're gone.......they're gone.

Hope to see you soon!

Twiggy The Water Skiing Squirrel

I hate to say it but the star of the St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show was Twiggy, the Water Skiing Squirrel. Sorry Ted Takasaki and Jimmie Lindner but the rodent drew larger crowds than you guys did.

The sport show was busy but I had to see for myself what all the hubbub was about the water skiing squirrel. I waited until the last performance to see the show within the show. For all of you who are little bit older Twiggy first shot to fame with his appearance on "Real People" back in 1979. Since then he has appeared in all media including the "Tonight Show". So I'm thinking to myself how old can Twiggy be? Turns out that this was Twiggy Number 8. I had flashbacks to the horror of finding out when I was a kid that I didn't meet the original Lassie but rather Lassie Number 4. Anyway, Twiggy donned his life jacket, a great example to all the kids and parents alike, and jumped into to pool and proceeded to be towed around by a remote controlled miniature boat. Quite the professional. It almost seemed like Twiggy was waving to the crowd as he jumped the wake from the little boat.

It was a great sport show and Jane and I enjoyed our visits with old friends and with people who can't wait to visit the Land of the Midnight Sun.

St. Cloud Sportmen's Show February 12th-15th

Just a heads up about the St. Cloud Sportsmen's Show which starts a week from today. If you are in the area and have thoughts of coming to Alaska this summer it would be worth your while to stop by to check out the "show specials" that we offer. Sport shows are the only place that we offer discounted packages so you don't want to miss out.

For those of you who have been to Beaver Creek Cabins I'm sure you'll recognize where this photo was taken. If you guessed the deck of the Chinook cabin you would be right. As you can see the photo was taken last spring before the leaves were out. If watching moose is what you are after then you'll want to be here in the spring/early summer. Moose aren't always the brightest animals but they sure seem to know when the hunting season begins in August. Up until then they seem to be everywhere.

See you in St. Cloud.

Minnesota Sportsmen's Show 2010

Well, I guess the next best thing to fishing is talking about fishing.


Jane and I just finished a five day sport show in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was our seventh time attending this show and although the days were long it was still fun to be there. Overall, the traffic was down compared to previous years but there were quite a few major events scheduled at the same time in the same area. There are only so many parking spaces in downtown St. Paul so a sport show tends to lose out on attendance. The Minnesota Wild played hockey the first night, followed by the Swarm, a professional lacrosse team, and what is usually the busiest day of any sport show, Saturday, we were competing with a Brad Paisley concert. The single biggest event that affected the show had nothing to do with parking. It was the playoff football game on Sunday between the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys. You could pretty much throw a bowling ball down the aisle and not hit a single person. Not much you can do about that but at least the Vikings won.

Jane and I had a great time visiting with quite a few people that have stayed and fished with us in the past. It's always great to relive a person's trip of a lifetime. We also enjoyed visiting with people who are putting together trips of a lifetime and our glad that they are choosing to spend part of their stay with us.

Our next sport show will be in St. Cloud Minnesota on February 12th, 13th, and 14th. If you are interested in attending we have a limited amount of tickets available. Drop us an email and tickets will be given out on a first come first serve basis until they are gone. Hope to see you there!

Sportshow Schedule 2010

Hello to all.

Jane and I thought we would let you know the sportshows that we'll be at. Right now we are scheduled to be at the Minnesota Sportsmen's Show from January 13th-17th in St. Paul and the St. Cloud Sportmen's Show in St. Cloud, Minnesota from February 12th-14th. We may add more shows and we will keep you updated if changes occur.

The days are long at these shows so if you are attending please stop by and say hello. Also, we do have a limited amount of free admission tickets available. If you are interested send us an email.

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It's Official, Northwest Sportshow added

Hello to everyone.


The St. Paul sportshow has been over for awhile and the St. Cloud sportshow starts on February 13th. We just thought we would make it official and announce that we will be attending the 77th Annual Northwest Sportshow in Minneapolis on March 12-15th. This is the granddaddy of all sportshows and we are excited to be part of it this year. Stop by and see us if you're in the neighborhood (and, no, Peoria is not in the neighborhood but if your looking to make it a weekend by all means come and see us, Dan and Mary.....).


Our 2009 season is starting to fill up so if you're thinking of coming to Alaska it wouldn't hurt to touch base with us to find out what's available.

Sportshow season

Hello to everyone.

Right now Jane and I are scheduled to be a the following sportshows:

Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show, St. Paul, MN Jan 14-18

Sportsmen's Boat, Camping & Vacation Show, St. Cloud, MN Feb 13-15



Tentatively, we are planning to attend:


Northwest Sportshow Minneapolis, MN Mar 12-15

We we have quite a few prime dates available but as the sportshow season gets under way dates fill quickly.

We look forward to meeting new people and saying hello to old friends.