River Rat Designs

Any orders placed now will be done after the holidays. Those people that have communicated with me... those items will be done and shipped this week. Thank you for your patronage. Lots of very new items coming in the new year along with an updated online store and limited access to our storefront due to Covid-19 requirements.

This holiday season will be quite different for everyone. As you all know I've been working alone since March because if Covid-19 regulations. The cut off date for guaranteed Christmas orders is December 4th for items NOT in my regular St. Lawrence River product lineup. I will have lots of NEW items having their first showing at the Frederic Remington Open House on December 3rd. Ornaments, new shirts and fleece and a new design on the glassware will be available there!

With peak shipping season upon us please, please, please... MAIL EARLY!!! Try to keep your packages under 48 inches in length. The added peak surcharges ...from the carriers coupled with the "Covid-19" surcharges are driving costs through the roof on larger boxes. Irregularly shaped packages also have a surcharge as they cannot be "stacked" in the vehicles taking up valuable cargo space. Please package your item in a HEAVY cardboard packaging. NO PAPER wrap please... it only gets caught on the conveyor belts and ripped off. Granted the peak surcharges only go from November through the first week of January. Remember.... it's the weight of the package, the destination of the package and the SIZE of the package that drives the cost to ship with ANY service. ALSO please do not wait until the week of Christmas to ship your packages.... most carriers are not going to guarantee delivery by the big day no matter WHAT service you choose but the costs will still be high. See more

We are closed today, September 7th for the Labor Day holiday.

I have made and donated over 100 of these to the Police and Fire Department. I will be making more today. The cost will be $5 with the proceeds going to the I Support Ogdensburg's First Reponders Fund.

I will be unavailable from 3:10 to 3:30 this afternoon. I will be doing a live interview with CBC radio. :)