Hot tubs and forest foraging: Having a pine old time in a log cabin hideaway - Daily Mail

May 19th, 2012

Daily Mail
Hot tubs and forest foraging: Having a pine old time in a log cabin hideaway
Daily Mail
By Fred Mawer Staying in a lodge or cabin in a forest is one of those classic family holiday experiences. We have done it several times at Center Parcs, but with their swimming pool, sports and spa complexes, and the fact that you share the woods with

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Faulkner voters make political picks Tuesday - Log Cabin Democrat

May 19th, 2012
Faulkner voters make political picks Tuesday
Log Cabin Democrat
By Log Cabin Staff More pieces of the fall political puzzle will fall into place Tuesday when Faulkner County voters visit the polls for the preferential primary election. Several county and legislative contests are on the ballots,

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U.S. marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land

May 19th, 2012

took place in the South because land confiscated from plantation owners after the …

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US marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land - Reuters

May 19th, 2012

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US marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land
Reuters
Some 93 million Americans, or nearly a third of the US population, are descended from "homesteaders." They include comedian Whoopi Goldberg, band leader and television personality Lawrence Welk, agricultural chemist George Washington Carver,
Fergus Bordewich: How the West Was Really Won Wall Street Journal
Homestead prepares for anniversary Beatrice Daily Sun
Nebraska to celebrate 150th anniversary of Homestead Act Sunday Nebraska Radio Network

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Log cabin built around 1869 donated to Lehi by Sons of the Utah Pioneers local … - The Republic

May 19th, 2012
Log cabin built around 1869 donated to Lehi by Sons of the Utah Pioneers local
The Republic
AP LEHI, Utah — The Lehi City Council has voted to accept the donation of a 140-plus-year-old log cabin from the Sons of the Utah Pioneers local chapter. The organization acquired the cabin from Marilyn and Eric Larson, and then donated it to Lehi for

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Alaska man plans to spend year documenting life alone on remote island

May 19th, 2012

than a survival game, but he’s heading into the adventure well-armed. “I may see some hunters and fishermen …

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Knight announces Conway council bid - Log Cabin Democrat

May 19th, 2012
Knight announces Conway council bid
Log Cabin Democrat
By Log Cabin Staff Businessman Aaron Knight, who is active in various community activities, has announced as a candidate for the Conway City Council Ward 2, Position 1 seat being vacated by Alderman Mark Vaught. “I want to ensure Conway continues to be

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Homestead prepares for anniversary

May 19th, 2012

Illuminated Laser Light Show. To accommodate the large crowds the Homestead is expecting, it will be offering a free shuttle …

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Soaking up soap making - South Bend Tribune

May 19th, 2012
Soaking up soap making
South Bend Tribune
"They're the homesteading type that want to do everything at home. People who want to turn a neat hobby into natural products," she says. For the past five or six years, Jenness has shared her more than 20 years of experience and soap-making

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Emergency Preparedness: Get A Backup Generator for When Disaster Strikes

May 19th, 2012

The plus about having a small portable generator, either instead of, or in addition to, a larger generator is twofold. First, the 2 kw Honda and Honeywell units are very quiet and they can run continuously in the background with little irritation to …

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