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Top 10 Kayaks For Cold Weather Paddling
A few months back, I wrote a short piece that caused a bit of a stir. Apparently “storing your kayak for the winter” didn’t resound well with many, especially those residing in more temperate regions (tongue in cheek of course). But the reality for many is that the idea of putting a kayak out of [...]
Avoid the Lines – Shop Online at ACK & Enjoy Free Shipping!*
Happy “Black Friday”! I hope that you and yours enjoyed the Thanksgiving festivities yesterday. Today is historically one of the biggest shopping days of the year and many are already taking advantage of their day off enduring crowds and long lines. If you are reading this, chances are you are still at home. My advice [...]
It’s Spring on Facebook…Spring, Texas Store That Is.
For those of you following the much anticipated Grand Opening of our new store in Spring, Texas, we are making progress and are getting closer to the big date! With that, we are also opening up our online social media page for the Spring, Texas store to help communicate with our online customer. I invite [...]
Press Release: Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) Launches Re-Designed Outdoor Gear Website
Austin, Texas (November 12th, 2012) – Outdoor retailer, Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK), a division of MSP Holdings, LLC announces the re-launch of AustinKayak.com — re-designed and re-engineered to deliver an enhanced outdoor adventure gear shopping experience. Customer service was the driving force behind the re-launch of the website according to Peter Messana, CEO of [...]
Press Release: Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) Receives 2nd Kayak Angler Choice Award
Austin, Texas (November 9th, 2012) – Outdoor retailer, Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK), a division of MSP Holdings, LLC is honored to have received the “Kayak Angling Retailer of the Year Award” in the “Kayak Angler Choice Awards” for the second year in a row. Kayak Anglers Choice Awards (KACA) is a joint venture between [...]
Press Release: Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) Announces Houston Store Grand Re-Opening Event
Austin, Texas (November 5th, 2012) – Outdoor retailer, Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK), a division of MSP Holdings, LLC will be hosting a “Grand Re-Opening” event on November 10th and 11th to celebrate the reconstruction of the Houston store after experiencing a damaging fire back in March of 2012. The fire, which originated within an [...]
Camp Cooking the Way of the Lodge
I love Lodge — akin to actor Steve Carell’s quote “I love lamp” in the 2004 comedy Anchor Man. Seriously though, not just saying it, I really do mean it and when fall arrives Dutch oven cooking is almost synonymous with the season. Now, I do realize that most of our customers are kayak or [...]
Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 2 of 5
Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, Astral & Feel Free/Pyrahna. [...]
Ruckus on the Rio!
Eric Ellman of the Big River Foundation send me this press release for a very special event this coming weekend helping support those with special needs with free kayak clinics. Here is the complete and full release: Ben Kvanli, the 2008 U.S. National Champion kayaker and Chief Trainer of the Brooke Army Medical Center’s “Wounded [...]
Press Release: Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) Announces the Opening of New Store in Spring, Texas
Austin, Texas (October 11th, 2012) – Outdoor retailer, Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK), a division of MSP Holdings, LLC announces plans to open a fourth location in Spring, Texas just north of Houston and south of the bustling communities of The Woodlands and Conroe. This new store is in addition to the current Austin, San [...]
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