Wintergreen Northern Wear

Specialties

Wintergreen Northern Wear designs and manufactures quality outdoor apparel in Minnesota — We know what works. We have to. The outdoors is our way of life. We live, design, sew and sell our gear in Minnesota’s northern border wilderness. We began in 1985 by designing gear for our first expedition to the North Pole. Since then, we’ve explored just about every cold place on the planet, from Greenland to the Russian Arctic – all with our own gear. Serious field-​testing.

History

Established in 1985.

1985: Paul Schurke & Will Steger begin plans for a dogsled expedition to the North Pole. Susan Schurke develops her design talents by crafting Eskimo-​style apparel from new synthetic fabrics, to be used on numerous expeditions which then became known as Wintergreen Northern Wear.

1986: Paul Schurke, Will Steger, Ann Bancroft and their team reach the North Pole by May 1^st, in the first confirmed trek to the top of the world without resupply. Wintergreen clothing becomes a success, keeping the explorers warm throughout the 1,000-mile, 2-​month journey, even as temperatures dipped to –70o.

Today, Wintergreen Northern Wear continues to outfit both polar explorers, as well as outdoor enthusiasts.