Outdoor enthusiasts Chip and Cindy Schuppert have always enjoyed the mountains, but an autumn school break with their kids in 2003 hooked them on the Smoky Mountains in Western North...
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Americana Retreat
A Montana getaway offers space for a family to disconnect from the hectic pace of Canadian city life and reconnect with each other. When Kelly and John started thinking about building a vacation home, they were looking for more than just a house. With busy careers and...
Glacier Jewel
A little bit of heaven is found in a vacation rental log home two-and-a-half miles from Glacier National Park. Each year, over three million people visit the “Crown of the Continent,” Glacier National Park, a spectacular million-acre destination that includes parts of...
South Carolina Waterfront Jewel
This lodge-like home is a welcoming lakeside escape for an active family who enjoys water sports. Tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, South Carolina’s 18.5-acre Lake Keowee is a perfect setting for a getaway with its 350 miles of shoreline and...
Mountain Bliss
A North Carolina couple creates a mountain getaway rental log home with an eye towards retirement. Bliss mountain lodge is located in the leatherwoods mountains community. renters can use the resort’s swimming pool, on-site restaurant, hiking trails and...
Simply Scandinavian
A Canadian couple’s desire for an uncluttered log home results in a minimalist look throughout their 2,000-square-foot home. This small and cozy log cabin is a showcase for Dominique Fournier, the owner, builder, and founder of Confort Nature, a company specializing...
Forever Homestead
A childhood dream of a sturdy log home comes to fruition through a fast-moving team effort. In mid-May of 2012 Linda and Ted Valentiner walked into Montana Log Homes in Kalispell, Montana with ideas in their heads and magazine clippings in their hands. Less than three...
Sharing the Bounty
This handy retired couple works together to make continual improvements to their stunning Big Sky, Montana, home. Look north, and you’re treated to views of Whitefish Mountain ski area and Glacier National Park. Look south, and you’ll see the stunning 200-square-mile...
Out of the Box
An octagonal timber hybrid and little log cabin are the perfect canvas for an artist reliving her childhood memories. A bumpy snowmobile ride led to the fulfillment of an ambitious project for Jan Shackelford. Taking a day off for a rest while her husband, Paul, and...
The Old Wagon Wheel
A private walkout lower level of a beautiful log home near Whitefish, Montana, is the perfect getaway rental for relaxation or enjoying the great outdoors. My arrival is met with smiles. The front porch of this custom Montana Log Homes crafted VRBO is decked out in...
Country Living in the City
“You will feel like you are on vacation all year long” is how the real estate listing described this property. And even if such a claim may sound dubious, it was no lie or exaggerated marketing slogan. Set in a quiet residential area of Ste-Julie and surrounded by tall mature trees, this pièce-sur-pièce log home does indeed look like a holiday retreat. Intrigued by the catchy slogan, Yves Leblond and Sylvie St-Pierre went for a visit and were immediately charmed by the look and setting of the house. Mor…
Green Before Its Time
The large sprawling farm with fenced, hilly pastures appears to be a large ranch. In fact, it is home to Big Springs Resort, the idyllic site of five log homes built by partners Doug Spurber and Charles Rateliff in 2005. These retired Wal-Mart executives each owned a good bit of land near Gravette, Arkansas, and decided to join forces and create a low-impact cabin community. Rateliff had built a Satterwhite log home several years earlier and knew that this company could delive…