Before post-WWII homesteading and the late-1950s oil boom, Kenai was an isolated little Alaska coastal village off the road system. The population of 2,300 was half Dena’ina and half assorted Americans, Scandinavians, and a few Filipinos and Russians …
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Butte woman wins Cabela’s log cabin contest
Montana’s News Station, MT A Butte woman had a lucky feeling when she drew key number seven in the log cabin giveaway contest at the opening of the Cabela’s destination retail store in Billings on Memorial Day. Julz Odegard could hardly believe her good fortune when the key … |
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Spring Garden Tour June 6th
iSurfHopkinsCo, KY On the day of the tour, tickets may also be purchased at the Laffoon Log Cabin Garden site or at any garden on the tour. No tickets are needed to attend the plant sale at the Laffoon Log Cabin Herb Garden on Union Street or Open House tours at Munn’s … |
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History for sale: Historic log cabin from lumbering era
Oscoda Press, MI by Karen Rouse OSCODA — A log cabin, preserved for generations to come, sits peacefully on the northern shore of Van Etten Lake in Oscoda, one of five that made up a logging camp built in 1859, according to the verbal history of the property. … |
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History comes to life for Mt. Abe students
Addison County Independent, VT The re-enactors clustered around a small log cabin tucked among the trees just a stone’s throw from the high school. It’s an inconspicuous building — one student said he’d mistaken it for a storage shed for years — with a rich history. … |
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Tenants target Fannie Mae for upkeep dollars
Crain’s New York Business, NY “Fannie is saying we can’t help until you’re off a cliff, but when things are going off the cliff, they cut and run,” said Dina Levy, director of organizing and policy for the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. “That’s not OK. It’s not OK. … |
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3 girls walk into a bar …
The Wenatchee World Online, WA We’ve heard that before when we’ve been out, like I remember people at Joe’s Log Cabin were like, “This is like ‘Cheers’ to us.” But the people at the Post Office said the same thing, and these guys looked a lot more like Norm. Abby: I got that vibe. … |
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Simpson stepping down as Yukon Quest’s Alaska director
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK “I’m heading out the East Coast to join my other half, who lives in Connecticut,” Simpson said recently from her office in the new log cabin headquarters in downtown Fairbanks. Simpson, 36, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was a volunteer consultant for … |
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Simpson is stepping down as Quest’s Alaska director
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK “I’m heading out the East Coast to join my other half, who lives in Connecticut,” Simpson said recently from her office in the new log cabin headquarters in downtown Fairbanks. Simpson, 36, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was a volunteer consultant for … |
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The Best With What You’ve Got
Chicago Reader But lately homesteading has become a full-time job. About two years ago he started a blog, homegrownevolution.com, to document his and Coyne’s experiments, and it wasn’t long before an editor from Process Media came calling. The Urban Homestead came … |