Nord Coast Founding Myth and Mission

It All Started By The Fire

Nord Coast began on cold Minnesota night. Five friends (and "Trout" an Australian cattle dog) gathered around a wood stove in a garage loft. As we warmed our toes by the fire, we began to dream. Trout just slept. With a pair of seamfolk, a graphic designer, and an architect in the mix, the conversation naturally turned to a design project. A few hours later, Nord Coast was born.

Nord Coast Mission:

· Celebrate and support the people and places of the Great Lakes Region

· Revitalize the “Rust Belt” by supporting regional craftspeople

· Get out on the water whenever possible (our top priority)

Our current focus is US-made headwear, but more is to come.  We are a small shop, but we have big dreams.  See you out there.  Until then, fair winds and following seas.

 

The Room Where It Happened

Welcome to Birdhaus Studio, the above-garage workspace and lounge where Nord Coast was born.

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  • Made Here

    100% of our goods are made in the USA, many in the Great Lakes Region.

    “Production from local resources for local needs is the most rational way of economic life” - E.F Schumacher

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  • Twenty Percent For The Lakes

    The Great Lakes contain around twenty percent of the entire world's freshwater! Nord Coast donates twenty percent of net profits to organizations protecting and restoring this invaluable resource.

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The Nord Coast Journal

Tales of people and places around the Great Lakes

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