I grew up in the middle of a woods surrounded by summer cottages. My year-round house wasn't much bigger than the cottages, so I felt I lived in one, too. To this day, some of my dearest friends are ...

Mark Johnson has no problem finding people who want him to build them a barn house, restore old log cabins, fix up big stone fireplaces or do pretty much any restoration work on old buildings. "I'm ...

SCANDIA, Minn. – Curt Richter has found a future for Minnesota’s past. He exports old barns and log houses to other states, where they are rebuilt. His business, Rustic Innovations, is one of several ...