ST. CHARLES, Minn - Some boys don't grow up; their toys just get bigger. Al Heim owner of Lincoln Log Homes is proof of that. Instead of putting together the toys that share his company's name, he ...

Lynne and Chris Burt weren’t sure a log home was their style. The idea of building with sustainable northern white cedar logs appealed to the environmentally conscious Burts. Northern white cedar ...

Lincoln Logs were my favorite building blocks as a child. Come to think of it, the brown logs and green roof slats remain my favorites, even as a big child. I've spent hours building and rebuilding ...

Designing a practical and usable log cabin isn’t easy. The planning stage of a log cabin build is the single most important stage. Spend enough time on this stage and your build will be successful.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. THREE FORKS - Al Anderson's wife wanted a log home. And she wanted him to build it. "I said, ...

Mark Richie takes his days like he builds his houses: one log at a time. "It's a great process, and at the end of the day you can see what you've done," Richie said. "I guess I must have wood in my ...

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 ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...