When ever you start doing something to an old building, you just never know where it will lead. Cabin 8 was no exception to this rule. This is Kate's dad, and I thought it would be interesting to old & new visitors alike to hear "the saga of cabin 8."
Last fall, Jerry & I decided we should replace the ceiling, which had been damaged by a leaking roof. We had plenty of help taking down the ceiling. What a mess! Then entered Uncle Rich. "Gee, we should redo the wiring while we're at it." This lead to a few holes in the walls - and some turned out to be too big to patch, so - off came the walls! Which revealed some really rotten windows. No, we didn't really take the windows out - they just sort of fell out!
The end result should be just short of awesome! Four new 5'x5' slide-by windows offer a beautiful view of the lake. The walls in the living room, dining room and kitchen are weathered knotty pine, there will be new carpet in the living room & dining room, and - oh yes, what we started to do in the first place - a new ceiling in the living room, dining room & bath room.
The warmth of the knotty pine, the field stone fireplace and the beautiful view of the lake should make this a very popular
cabin for future guest. The cabin is shut down for the winter now, but early spring will allow us to finish the project. We'll post more pictures at that time.
Kate emailed me with a link to the Iowa Boat Show, quite a trip south for she and Jerry. A clip of her take on Birch Haven Resort was captured on the local news. Check out the following link:
