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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Education Corner: Bear Attacks

Some of the most common questions we field at the Shop are from new hikers who are anxious about encountering the larger denizens of the Berkshires. Full grown bears inspire a sense of awe in anyone. Our local black bears … Continue reading

Yak, Yak, Yak…………….

Tons of fun at the Kayak Clinic this morning…. Da' staff is diggin' Renee from Confluence……. She came to us all the way from The Happy Valley. You might know it as the hub of the universe….. others know it … Continue reading

The Rubber Match…….

Meet Cliff, a bike technician……… Rubber Match? Never. Cliff always wins in the first round. (Go, Cliff, Go……)

Website explosion!!!!!!

The web site here at the shop is growing at a rate that nearly scares the wits out of us. We are lucky that our organizational chart (if we had one) would never look like the one included below. All of … Continue reading

It’s Partytime!

The hallowed Arcadian Shop tradition of celebrating the Saturday of SuperSale continued last night. The staff, having given every ounce of energy for the betterment of our friends, sits down and drinks a few beers together. Stories are trotted out … Continue reading

More Special Guests!!!!

No mystery man today. Our guest is Steve from JDRF. He is with us today to promote research into juvenile diabetes and help recruit riders for the JDRF ride in Killington. There are distances ranging from thirty miles to just … Continue reading

Dang!!!! Wrong date on guest!!!

Embarrassing. That's what it is. Our guest arrives today. My poor, abused brain cells were slow on the caffeine intake this morning. Mea Culpa. Mea Culapa….. you get the idea. Later!

SuperSale Friday- Special Guest Tomorrow

We not only survived the Thursday opening of our big sale…… we thrived. It was great to see all our old friends again. (SuperSale is like reunion weekend for us…. everyone stops in for a chat! Awesome!) Saturday will feature a … Continue reading

Supersale+Springtime= Essay?

Well. we planned on starting the guest blogger series two weeks from now. But an email arrived with an essay that just needs to be published NOW. (It's time sensitive and is already a little dated…. but still wonderful.) We are … Continue reading