In November, the focus was on cutting and debarking trees in preparation for winter. A total of 40 logs have been debarked, ...

Learn how to build a log cabin from trees on a budget using local materials, traditional hand tools, and hard work while embracing the land. Living in a cozy little cabin nestled in the woods is part ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Some 20 years ago I built a log cabin the old way. It was a group effort; we were learning how to build a cabin from nationally known log cabin builder, Peter Gott. The cabin building project was ...

Welcome to our Log Cabin Project, where we build a tiny log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our land. In this episode, we notch logs for the first floor using hand tools such as saws, ...

NEAR LENGBY, Minn.-This is a story about coming full circle. It all started in 1970, when Don Klinke heard about a landowner who wanted pine trees planted on a piece of ground in Clearwater County ...

Henry Curtis was 10 years old when his family arrived in central Ohio in 1809. The Curtis family came to Ohio for the same reason many other people did in those days: They were seeking a new life in a ...

She’s the gregarious one. He’s the strong silent type. They met through the Appalachian Trail. Their first date was a hike to the Pinnacle in Albany Township. That’s where Cindy Ross, at 27, said she ...