Boxed Set The Stankeys took recyling to the next level with their cozy northwoods boxcar home. July 2008 by Dale Mulfinger

Log Jam O. J. Stephenson, a Chicago businessman turned northern Minnesota log furniture builder, constructed this two-story cabin in 1927 from jack pine harvested from his family's land. August 2008

Mr. Frey’s Folly This “Swiss cottage” provides an escape from daily routines for its owner. June 2008

Trust Worthy Designed to keep every room facing Lake Vermilion, Hod Ludlow’s motel-style structure encourages an outdoor lifestyle unusual even at a Northwoods retreat. May 2008

Double A for Renovation Change can be traumatic, even when it’s necessary and for the greater good. Take this double A-frame that needed to be updated to accommodate a growing number of visitors and the structure’s current year-round use. April 2008

Mother Knows Best Ben Awes was honored to be entrusted with his family cabin’s blueprint. September 2007

Door Prize The phenomenon of “door cabins” has us asking, when is a wall not just a wall? August 2007

Happy Encampers The best encampments evolve through no careful strategic plan, but rather follow the incremental decisions of their pragmatic owners. July 2007

Small Pleasures When it comes to cabin furnishings, less is definitely more. June 2007

Of Mice and Menus A bargain on metal cabinets led this cabin to a mouse-proof kitchen makeover. May 2007

A Lifetime on the Lake Henry Hansen’s log cabin is a story of stages. April 2007

Time for a Change Oliver "Bud" and Jeannette Peterson love the double A-frame cabin that's been their lakeside retreat for forty years. September 2006

Rooms with a View After a few millennia of trial and error, we eventually settled on a handful of window choices that well serve our desire for view, ventilation, and sunlight. August 2006

Growing Up in the Big Woods The Shafers' forest getaway is a study in evolution. July 2006

Labor Days The Black family's sweet retreat in western Wisconsin is a site of honest labor. June 2006

Rock Solid On what is now Lake Mille Lacs, eons of wind and ice have since deposited the stones along its southern shore, providing a great source of building blocks for cobblestone walls. May 2006

The Sum of Its Parts This cabin's charm came by the process of accretion. September 2005

Little House in the Coulee The cottage of her dreams arrived on the back of a truck. July 2005

Born Again How a decrepit cabin was restored to life. June 2005