Tree stumps and chain saws and bears, oh my!

His tools of the trade are mostly just chainsaws. Michael Earle, who grew up in Parishville, opened a chainsaw art shop last year in Alexandria Bay and is building another next to his rustic log home on Route 11B, east of Potsdam. Earle’s passion is...

Embrace the log home lifestyle

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Log home by Holland Log and Cedar Homes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) If...

South Windham projects under way

Along with a successful bid on 9 Main St., an eyesore property that was condemned by the town in 2014, bids on the former Maine Cedar Log Home manufacturing building at 37 Main St., the proposed site for a new South Windham fire station, will be opened in...

Matheny also known as ‘the home of the Stewarts’

The original log home of James and Docia Cooke, though it has been expanded and remodeled, still stands at Jesse, being the oldest house in Wyoming County. It stands near the Guyandotte Baptist Church which located from Oceana to Jesse in 1895. James and...

These Teachers Changed My Life

He wrote beautifully, played classical music on the piano and a harpsichord which, naturally, he built himself, just as he constructed his own log home on a wilderness lake in northern Maine. He instructed me not only in the art of writing but also helped...

Texas Gems & Backyard Treasures: Mission Tejas State Park

It is, by all accounts, hallowed ground. Inside the park, visitors can explore the replica Mission as well as the Rice Family Log Home. The Rice Family Home was built in 1828 and restored in 1974. This structure is one of the oldest in the...

Multi-instrumental brothers in folk

The band’s latest album, Thank You I’m Sorry, was recorded in both a warehouse and a handmade log home, giving it a more expansive sound than previous efforts. Recording technique is just one of the elements that sets the band apart from its folk...

This Week in Wilkes

Mary Bohlen will demonstrate open hearth cooking techniques at the Captain Robert Cleveland Log Home and allow visitors to make and bake their own cookie using these 18thcentury techniques. Cost for this program is $6 per person. All children must be...