please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may contain wording that promotes the subject through exaggeration of unnoteworthy facts . please remove or replace such wording . may 2012 this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message steger design inc type apparel industry footwear founded ely minnesota 1986 headquarters ely minnesota united states products shoes owner patti steger website mukluks.com steger design inc is a privately held maker of winter boots and moccasins based in ely minnesota . 1 the brand steger mukluks was founded in 1986 by patti steger when friends came to her with their own piece of leather to be made into mukluk boots . 2 over time boots made from patti s factory in ely mn were worn from the top to the bottom of the earth . 3 4 5 6 7 contents 1 design 2 history 3 references 4 external links design edit the term mukluk is often used for any soft boot designed for cold weather . the word mukluk is of inuit origin . there are many different styles of steger mukluks which are made from tanned moose hide and a unique flexible treaded rubber sole . some are made completely of moose hide and others have a canvas upper . there are also moccasins for warm weather wear all the way to the waterproof extremes with a more aggressive tread and a multiple insole system which allows many options to insulate the wearer from the ground . and for the hands they make chopper style arctic mitts made of deer hide with a shearling patch on the top of the mitt for wiping your face . all steger mukluks have the flexible light weight rubber sole that flexes when wearing allowing blood to flow keeping feet warm and dry with the feeling of being barefoot . 8 history edit while on an arctic dogsled expedition in 1982 83 with then arctic explorer husband will steger 3 4 5 6 7 9 patti steger studied native culture and the respective skills . it was during this time patti steger experienced wearing mukluks marveling at the warmth and comfort and learned to hand sew mukluks and moccasins from the native women . 7 10 steger mukluks are made in the northern cree indian style 7 with a rubber sole . steger mukluks have been worn by team members on numerous expeditions with will steger to the north and south pole and contestants 11 in the iditarod trail race in alaska.they have appeared in several movies antarctica iron will grumpy old men and the tv series northern exposure . 12 the first mail order catalog was circulated in 1988 . in 2008 the catalog was revamped as a smart catalog on the order of a brochure to minimize paper usage and be more ecological . the first website was published in 2000 a shopping cart was added in 2004 . after more than 27 years the factory in ely minnesota currently produces more than 10 000 pairs of footwear every year . 12 references edit staff . about steger mukluks . retrieved 23 may 2012 . beymer robert february 1989 . steger mukluks cold country to cold cash . woman s enterprise for entrepreneurs . a b schara ron march 9 1992 . eskimo mukluks are warm light footwear . albuquerque tribune recreation . a b gray kevin ; margaret nelson march 20 1995 . soul on ice . people weekly adventure . a b sullivan robert july 31 1989 . the iceman cometh . sports illustrated . a b schara ron february 16 1992 . warm shoes are hot business for patti steger . minneapolis star tribune . a b c d making mukluks the satisfaction of warm toes . the etsy blog . retrieved 25 may 2012 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help robbins steven . defining footwear . research of steven robbins md. retrieved 24 may 2012 . minn. s will steger on anniversary of expedition cbs minnesota . retrieved 31 august 2012 . schmickle sharon december 11 1983 . ely s will steger leads journeys to the north . minneapolis tribune picture . brown nancy . steger mukluks travel gear review . new yorker chic . retrieved 24 may 2012 . a b koelln georgann december 12 1995 . heart & sole . st paul pioneer press . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title steger design & oldid 736630752 categories manufacturing companies established in 1986manufacturing companies based in minnesotasporting goods manufacturers of the united statesshoe companies of the united states1986 establishments in minnesotahidden categories cs1 errors missing author or editorarticles with wikipufferyarticles lacking in text citations from may 2012all articles lacking in text citationsarticles needing cleanup from may 2012all articles needing cleanupcleanup tagged articles without a reason field from may 2012wikipedia pages needing cleanup from may 2012articles with a promotional tone from may 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 august 2016 at 20 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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