January 29, 2010

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

BY EDGAR

100 F Street, N.E.

 

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

Attention:

Mr. H. Christopher Owings

 

 

 

Assistant Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

Re:

Gander Mountain Company

 

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3

 

 

 

Filed January 25, 2010

 

 

 

File No.  333-128675

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, Gander Mountain Company hereby submits this application for withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Amendment”) (Accession No. 0001104659-10-002712).  The Amendment was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR on January 25, 2010.  The purpose of the Amendment was to amend the Registration Statement to deregister shares that were previously deregistered in 2007.  Therefore, we  respectfully request that pursuant to Rule 477 under the Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission consent to this application for withdrawal as soon as possible.  No securities were sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

If the staff has any questions on any of the information set forth herein, please telephone me at (651) 325-4425 or Jonathan Zimmerman of Faegre & Benson LLP at (612) 766-8419.  My fax number is (651) 325-2001 and Jonathan’s fax number is (612) 766-1600.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Eric R. Jacobsen

 

 

 

Eric R. Jacobsen

 

Executive Vice President

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

cc:                                 Chris Chase, Staff Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission
Jonathan R. Zimmerman, Partner, Faegre & Benson LLP

 

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