This is the first year Badger® Paddles will be attending Canoecopia and we thought it might be interesting (for those who dig a behind-the-scenes look) to share some of the goings on in getting ready for - what is known as - the World's Largest Paddlesports Exposition. So here is our Canoecopia back-story in pictures...
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| Jackson Pollock inspired art paddles - these paddles will be seen along side of Nova Craft's artistic canoe at Canoecopia. Fiona loved creating these paddles for Nova Craft. |
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| Little souvenir canoe paddles ready for their final hand sanding. |
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| Badger® Paddles being oiled and varnished Cubs. |
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| Colourful Badger® WaterColours - curing in the shop. |
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| "If you build it, they will come" Seen above: Part of the Badger® Booth to be unveiled at Canoecopia 2012 Interesting to note: The canoe shelf was an old canoe that was pulled from a swamp in Crowe Lake, Ontario several years ago. Rotted through, after years of being submersed, we decided to re-purposed it for the booth to display Badger® merchandise. |
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| Mike braves the cold and snow to start loading the booth into the Badger® Paddles truck. |
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| Just have to load the canoe shelves and the big stuff is done! Now just some racks and a few miscellaneous items to go.  |
That's Digger (the Badger mascot), who jumped in the paddle
rack shipping box. Looks like he is looking forward to the trip!
Badger @ Canoecopia: A Behind the Scenes Look (Part 2) coming upon Mike's return!
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OK where's the Badger Bow Jam I heard so much about....the one with the 'RED' canoe on it LOL LOL....and a canoe shelf?!?!?....oh well, it's OK to use an old canoe as a shelf if you rescued it from a swamp....although I have an old canoe that was donated for a possible youth restoration project that is so far gone that rather than using it as a shelf I'll be sacrificing it to the fire gods at the Killbear Paddlers Rendezvous in September LOL LOL....any way I love the Jackson Pollack inspired paddles....and hope you guys wow them at Canoecopia....
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! And don't worry - you'll get your Bow Jam when you return from your big expedition up North... But you're going to have to buy Fiona dinner first! *wink*
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