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One of our favorite seasons for paddling and surfing is Fall. And the heart of Fall is October. It's when the leaves are turning across the valleys and high country, and the wildlife begin to migrate to lower altitudes for Winter. For us, it is all the more reason to get on your board or in a boat to explore Idaho. SUPtoberfest kicks off with the Fall Paddle Classic and ends with Hull-o-Ween. In between we host schools and other groups on Quinn's Pond. We also sponsor Idaho Rivers United's Auction for the Rivers which has been moved up to October.   We continue to...

Werner Paddles redesigned the ENTIRE stand up paddle line for 2016. Werner's ultimate goal is to design and build the best paddling paddle for each specific discipline of SUP. They didn't stop there. The approached the project with all we've learned from the time they built their first SUP paddle in 2006, and all Werner knows about building paddles since 1965, they dialed in blade to shaft offset, improved aesthetics, lowered weights, improved performance, reworked sizes and expanded the Advanced Fit options. While they were at it they came up with some great new colors, introduced the HD Graphics package...

Considered by many to be the best all-around size NRS raft, the 14' Outlaw 140 was our choice for our 30th Anniversary Celebration Raffle. The Outlaw 140 gives you the load capacity for multiday trips for 2-3 people, room for fishing, and stability for big water paddling. It comes with a 3-year retail, 1-year commercial, warranty. For a complete view of the Outlaw 140 specifications and options click here and enter today! Entering the raffle is easy. Everyone who requests an entry gets one FREE! All you have to do is stop by the store and enter or send a self-addressed. You can...

Esther Simplot Park is the new gem in Boise's "String of Pearls" park system through the generosity of the Simplot Family.In 2003 J.R. & Esther Simplot gave the City of Boise a $1 million gift that allowed Boise Parks & Recreation to purchase a former gravel and concrete plant property on the Boise River for a future Esther Simplot Park. The city had previously acquired 39 acres in 1992, a portion of which was donated by the Quinn-McEntee family. The majority of the purchase became the 32 acre Bernadine Quinn Riverside Park which is commonly referred to as Quinn's Pond,...