Great outdoors equal great results at Mackinaws Grill & Spirits in Green Bay - Green Bay Press Gazette

February 4th, 2012
Great outdoors equal great results at Mackinaws Grill & Spirits in Green Bay
Green Bay Press Gazette
“Dad, what about opening a restaurant with a log cabin theme?” January officially marked 10 years at Mackinaws Grill & Spirits, Pat and Kevin's 10000 square-foot rustic-meets-casual restaurant that doubles as an outdoorsman's paradise on Green Bay's

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All over the map with MB books - Portage Daily Graphic

February 3rd, 2012
All over the map with MB books
Portage Daily Graphic
While this is a story about courage, it is also a tale of the destruction of a mountain forest through poaching, squatting and homesteading. You'll never look at your neighbours the same way again. John K. Samson is recognized as one of the great

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From a log cabin to the art gallery - Portage Daily Graphic

February 3rd, 2012
From a log cabin to the art gallery
Portage Daily Graphic
Shortly after, the call-of-the-land gripped Jim, and he was soon building a log cabin for his bride at Valpoy, a district on the other side of Dauphin, not far from Ste.Rose du Lac. And for some 25 years, Jim and Nell raised all sorts of wondrous crops

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Log Cabin Democrat to Make Move to Downtown Conway - Arkansas Business Online

February 3rd, 2012
Log Cabin Democrat to Make Move to Downtown Conway
Arkansas Business Online
By Kate Knable Rick Fahr, publisher of the Log Cabin Democrat, said the newspaper's move to a new office in downtown Conway is part of a plan to reinvest in the paper's content. On Thursday, Fahr announced plans for the daily newspaper to move from its

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Buckwheat Ski Classic enters new era - Juneau Empire

February 3rd, 2012
Buckwheat Ski Classic enters new era
Juneau Empire
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2012 Buckwheat Ski Classic, which will be held on the Log Cabin, BC course north of Skagway on Saturday, March 24. The popular cross country ski race is turning a new chapter. During the 25th annual event in

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The Fallacy Of The Tragedy Of The Commons - CounterCurrents.org

February 3rd, 2012
The Fallacy Of The Tragedy Of The Commons
CounterCurrents.org
They mostly had similar themes — honest, hard-working homesteading family set upon by a variety of villains, whether cattle barons, railroad tycoons, “eastern” mining companies and more, each capitalist with armies of thugs for hire, ready to drive

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‘Elmo Makes Music’ opens Friday at Pershing Center - Lincoln Journal Star

February 2nd, 2012
'Elmo Makes Music' opens Friday at Pershing Center
Lincoln Journal Star
"Hollywood and Homesteading" Film Festival — "Shane" (NR) movie, 2 pm Homestead National Monument of America, Beatrice. Free. Dinosaurs & Disasters family fun day — 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets.

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Finishing the interior of wooden windows - Toronto Star

February 2nd, 2012
Finishing the interior of wooden windows
Toronto Star
Homesteading Skills Q: What's the best way for me to learn how to create a rural homestead for myself? I'ma 23-year-old college student and I want to move to the country and produce as much as I can for myself directly. A: Some 27 years ago,

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Chickaloon Author Releases ‘The Snow Child’ - Alaska Public Radio Network

February 2nd, 2012
Chickaloon Author Releases 'The Snow Child'
Alaska Public Radio Network
Her story about two homesteading Alaskans almost a century ago is capturing the attention of readers from Norway to Australia. The title was released in the US this week, to glowing reviews by writers and critics. KSKA's Ellen Lockyer spoke with the

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Waiting For Barnes & Noble’s Turnaround? Buy Amazon For Now

February 2nd, 2012

and land acts were to 19th and 20th century adventurers who set out to make their fortunes on the vast western prairies of our great nation. Yes, technology has definitely …

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