Walking down the brick road on superior street it’s easy to slip into a different time. As you
walk by Frost Rivers storefront you hear the humming of sewing machines. Duluth is no
stranger to the outdoor bag industry with a mega competitor like duluth pack just blocks
away many people would have doubted the success of frost river. However, the waxed
canvas bags give it not only a look unlike any other but also the waterproof practicality
that outdoors men and women have been looking for since the quality lapse after the
industrial revolution.
Blacksmiths, haberdashers, and fletchers are all skills and professions lost with the sands
of time. Due to Frost River’s long term presence and the skills handed down throughout the
generations, frost river is able to continue produce products with the same quality as the
ones made mid 1800’s. Although established in the early 2000’s Frost river still maintains
the old time approach when they make their bags. Frost river’s quality waxed canvas
product differentiates it from the rest of the market for high quality bags.
Frost River can be very bull headed in their ways but for good reason. in addition to a
mission statement and a purpose statement they felt it necessary to come up with a list of 8
rules that they prominently display in their store front. One thing that frost river will not do