Classic Toboggan By Christmas

by Laurel Latham

Toboggan! Toboggan! Toboggan!

Down from the hills like an arrow we fly,

Or a comet that whizzes along through the sky;

Down from the hills! Oh, isn't it grand!

Clasping your best winter girl by the hand.

Benjamin Franklin King Jr.

Only Santa's workshop is busier than John Harren and his crew at Northern Toboggan Company in their shop east of Warroad. John, who has been handcrafting toboggans since 1995, takes great pride in the quality of each fresh batch of toboggans.

Great care is given in every step of the handcrafting process from choosing the wood, to carefully sanding ea...