Flexible Flyer

It all started in 1861 when Henry Morton married Lucilla Forbes and the young couple started making sleds in their home. Henry constructed the sleds by hand and his wife decorated them. Their son, Will, an accomplished artist, distinguished himself as a sled painter, specializing in water scenes and scrolls. Hand-decorated sleds today are much sought after by collectors, but the originals were meant to ensure that each sled would be a child’s prized possession, which is a spirit that survives even today through the dedication to quality that the current team embodies.