February 3, 2026
Black-And-White Photo Of People Lined Up Inside A Log Building Beside Several Toboggan Lanes, With A Sled And Riders Blurred As They Speed Past.
Winter fun, Grayling-style: riders line up inside a log toboggan house before shooting down the tracks.

Waiting for the Drop: Grayling’s Toboggan House

Before tubing parks and ski resorts were everywhere, Grayling’s toboggan runs delivered pure speed on wooden sleds.

A busy line of winter riders crowds a log “toboggan house” in Grayling, where sleds launched onto icy tracks for fast runs downhill. The handwritten title calls it “The Trips at Toboggan House, Grayling, Mich.” — and the scene looks like a full-on weekend rush, with crews loading sleds and riders bundled up for the drop.

Grayling’s winter sports scene was big enough to draw visitors in by train in the early days of local skiing and tobogganing, helping turn the area into a cold-weather destination.

Do you remember riding the toboggan runs — or hearing stories about them?

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Michaela Nolte

Michaela is a history buff and loves to export historical markers and old buildings and seeks stories about Michigan and Great Lakes history. When she is not writing, you can find her with a good book sipping wine on the beach.

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