Contact Information:  Matt Lukens
Gander Mountain
952.297.6822
matt.lukens@gandermountain.com

For Immediate Release

Gander Adds Another Mountain
Beaumont Store to Celebrate Grand Opening This Weekend

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Thursday, June 2, 2005 – Gander Mountain, the fastest growing outdoor retailer in the country, is gearing up for the Grand Opening of its new store in Beaumont this weekend.  Gander will kick things off in true Gander style with a Ribbon Shooting at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 3rd.  That’s right, a Ribbon Shooting.
 
Olympic gold-medal archer Rod White will shoot an arrow through a ½ inch ribbon from about 50 yards away to kick off the Grand Opening Celebration.  And once that ribbon falls, Gander’s staff will celebrate the Grand Opening by blowing a chorus of duck calls.  White won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics as a part of the U.S. Archery Team.

Other notable personalities attending the Grand Opening Celebration include Texas native and host of television’s “Outdoor Adventures,” Keith Warren, as well as host of television’s “Addictive Fishing,” Blair Wiggins.  Warren’s programs air several times each week on the Outdoor Channel.  Wiggins’ program airs on Florida’s SunSports Network.
 
The Grand Opening Celebration promises to be fun for the entire family.  With a 60-foot-tall inflatable bass for the kids to slide down, a cookout hosted by local Boy Scouts, a team from Radio Disney on hand, and tens of thousands of dollars in giveaways and prizes, there will be something for everyone at Gander Mountain this weekend.  Giveaways include:
· Free Gun-Locks from Project Child Safe to the first 5000 customers
· Free Gander Mountain T-Shirts to the first 500 customers on Friday
· Free Gander Mountain hats for the first 500 customers on Saturday
· Free Gander Mountain water bottles for first 500 customers on Sunday

The new Gander Mountain in Beaumont is located at 5855 Eastex Freeway and.  The store will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, and from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.  For more information, log on to www.gandermountain.com or call Matt Lukens at 952.297.6822.