Ranch History
The Flying L Became a 542 Acre Dude Ranch in 1946, when Jack Lapham purchased it from the original Polish settlers. At that time, Lapham was a retired Air Corps Colonel. His dream was to create a place "Where modern people can go and find themselves in the mist of yester years". Flying was his love, so the colonel built an air strip and ran a flight school here. New aircraft were also tested here and many new aircraft designs were introduced at the Flying L.
The Flying L became the "Watering Hole" for war heroes, movie stars, and literary giants. The Ranch's guests have included John Wayne, Slim Pickens, Willie Nelson, Tex Ritter, Jim Reeves, Ray Price, Buck Owens, Chill Wills,
Robert Fuller, among many others.
The filming of the series "THE CISCO KID"
was done here at the Ranch.