Ready to enjoy some craft brew samples while talking shop about backpacking, camping, climbing, fly fishing, hiking, mountain biking, paddling and more? Welcome to AO's fourth annual "Paddle Happy" event!

Along with talkin' shop about new boats and gear, we'll have oodles of information on 2018 happenings along the Allegheny River and in the Allegheny National Forest! From poker runs to backpacking workshops; trail maintenance to full moon paddles; mountain bike group rides to fly fishing classes - and everything in-between! Representatives from the Allegheny River Clean-up, Northern Allegheny Mountain Bike Association and others will be on hand to answer questions about upcoming projects in 2018!

EVERY boat and backpack in the shop will be on sale, along with a few demo boats from the rental fleet. We've got more than 35 different kayak models in stock from Old Town, Ocean and Jackson Kayaks, ranging in prices from $399 on up. This will be the ONLY time in 2018 that not only will EVERY boat be discounted, but every boat purchase will include FREE weekend shuttles to Kinzua Dam from Memorial Day through Labor Day! If you're looking to get on the water or in the woods this year, you don't want to miss this event!

Saturdays event will include firing up the grill at noon, live music from a couple local musicians throughout the day, along with Bent Run Brewing Company and Straub Adventure Series craft beer samples! Break up the winter funk and come get ready for spring!!

We've got some new plans in the works for this years Paddle Happy as well - click the "interested" or "going" button up top to receive notifications as we post them!

(Sale runs Friday through Sunday. Kayak sale excludes layaways. Sales event hours: Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 11am-2pm.)