I was really looking forward to going white water rafting, especially after speaking with the…read moregentleman on the phone. He was patient, informative, and took the time to answer all my questions, which gave me a lot of confidence before we even got there. When we arrived, the three ladies at the sign-in shack were just as friendly and helpful. What stood out most to me was how focused they were on making sure everyone understood the process--not just for fun, but also from a safety standpoint. I really appreciated the way the staff in kayaks guided us, giving us clear heads-ups and reminders throughout the trip. That kind of attention helped a ton. The experience itself was absolutely exhilarating--riding through the rapids with friends was so wonderful. Our guides, Margo and Thea, were incredible. They were both friendly and supportive the whole time. At one point, during the last rapid, my friend lost his balance and fell into me, and almost knocking me out of the raft. Thankfully, Margo and my wife reacted quickly and grabbed me before I went overboard. Special thanks to Margo for that! Honestly, the whole trip was so much fun I was ready to go again immediately, but we had to check in our hotel and grab dinner. I just wanted to say thank you to the entire team, especially Margo and Thea, for making our first rafting adventure such a great one. We'll definitely be back soon.

This was super fun and a lovely adventure with a group of teens! The people who work here are…read morefriendly and helpful. I like their website. Rafting is always fun! Only four stars for two reasons. If you've never been rafting before, you will love this! If you have done some rafting in other states, this river will feel tame. Swiftwater adds in some time at a nice little beach where you can ride over a small rapid and hike up and the guides will show you berries! This makes up for the less exciting rapids. Also, and I'm sure this rarely happens, but the camera malfunctioned the day we were there and we didnt get pictures of our group. Bummer.

Blake is incredibly knowledgeable and provides education throughout your adventure!…read moreWe did a family adventure with dog sledding and horses. I highly recommend!!!

I have never been dog sledding before but I wanted to do it before I got older. This was an…read moreamazing experience. We looked around and my wife found Positive Energy and we decided to book a weekend in Duluth so we could go dog sledding. We got all of our warm gear ready and headed out. When we arrived we were greeted by the owner and one of the dogs. Next we got a lesson on sleds and dog teams. Walking into the dog area we got to meet all of the dogs. Then we got to harness them and get them set on the rope of each sled. We learned a lot about dogs and the history of sledding the whole time were were there from the staff. They make sure you really understand everything and take the time to answer every question you have. We did the 3 hour tour and it was amazing!!! We got on the sleds as passengers and after about 25 min mine stopped and I got to drive. Wow was it fun, driving a dog sled on my own across a frozen lake. It was a lot more work than I expected but worth every second. After we were done sledding we helped get the dogs off of the sleds, they got treats and we helped get them back to each dogs house. I recommend Positive Energy to anyone wanting to try dogsledding. The staff and the dogs are amazing!

We were able to have some fun, never having kayaked a river in my life. It was sooooo much fun. We…read morebrought our lake kayaks and survived the class 2-3-4 rapids. I would highly recommend for the whole family.

We reserved the easiest route down the river. It was the Stone Bridge to Winiboujou landing. It…read morewould be a three to four hour trip. About an hour and a half in we hit some mild rapids and it got worse from there. I am a beginner, but we should have been informed about the class two rapids. I was thrown out of my kayak three times and smashed on the rocks. We eventually had to portage the kayaks past the other rapids. There are also a lot of fallen trees on the river. You have to navigate around them, and some are close together, in fast moving water. It was a horrible experience for me. Don't think of bringing young kids on this route if they have no experience. Same for adults. I've been on kayak trips that are easy, and this wasn't one of them. Their website doesn't mention the rapids at all for this segment, if it did, I would have passed.

First off the whitewater is very poor. Rapids were like 1-2 maybe a 3 and with as many rocks that…read morewere in the river you would think "safety", but no helmets were given out. Most of the guys were pretty cool, but there was seriously one who was ruder than sin. We stopped at the bar right beside the office and this narcisstic boy, because he was definitely not an adult, who talked smack about the rafters who just got back. Very unprofessional! They just lost my future business and everyone that I planned on taking. This was supposed to be a fun trip.

I ordered bindings for my slalom skis online. I even called the store and asked them when the…read moreapproximate delivery date would be. They told me a week to ten days. After a week, having not received any shipping info, I emailed them to ask for info. The next day they replied in email that it turned out they didn't actually have the bindings that I'd ordered so they never sent them. They didn't even bother telling me until I emailed them, just never sent them! I had a non-refundable slalom race trip I'd booked. They cost me a ton of money. Absolutely enraging. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE.

Several friends and I met in Duluth for a weekend of activities, including biking on the Munger…read moretrail. We checked with a number of shops in the are to find enough bikes for our group and that would also accommodate 1/2 day rentals. We found the Ski Hut location near Spirit Mountain to have a good selection of bikes with half day rental available and located right adjacent to the trail. We worked with Chris and Shawn to get bikes lined up for our group. They were both really great to work with, totally low key, knowledgeable and helpful. We upgraded our original plans to ebikes which were a big hit as we had widely different endurance abilities in our group. Chris set us up with Trek bikes with the Bosch mid-drive system. Really a nice quality bike for a rental and decently priced too. Easily my first choice shop for my next visit to the area.

Outstanding service! Responded to calls and texts. Listened to what we were looking for and gave…read morerecommendations for places to go. Met us at the specified location to drop off anything and everything we'd need. If I'm ever going kayaking again in the area, I'm reaching out to them immediately!

I went recently on an overnight kayaking trip with my two sisters - joining six other visitors, and…read moreled by two guides, Maddie and Karalyn. My experience level is kayaking a few times a year on lakes primarily, though I have done ocean harbors and coves also. Our group included some with more and less experience than that. The guides ask for your input ahead of time on what experience you are looking for, and dietary restrictions, which is great. Based on the weather forecast, our guide recommended we consider tandem kayaks. We normally prefer single kayaks but took the advice and were so glad we did as it absolutely helped in powering through the wind and waves of Lake Superior (and the presence of the rudder meant a relatively low amount of coordination required between the two paddlers). The Lost Creek team also quickly acted to put together a plan B when our initial trip to Sand Island was nixed due to a small craft advisory. We ended up going to Basswood island instead. I appreciated the water exit training we did before the trip. The food provided throughout was excellent. Our sights included a seastack, an arch, and a shipwreck. Most of all, the guides ensured we had a fun, safe adventure!

This was a great paddle out to the caves near Meyers Beach. Abby and her associate were very…read moreprofessional and provided all the necessary safety precautions and kayaking techniques. I've kayaked AK, HI and the San Juans (WA) and this was the best! It's a very short bus ride to Meyers Beach so you don't waste a lot of time getting on the water. As a side note, I later learned from another type of boat tour on Madeline Island that there are a few pretenders in the kayak tour business but Lost Creek is considered by locals to be one of the best!!