Weather is always a topic of conversation in Minnesota and today was no different. We typically drive Bob’s pickup to church, but today we drove my car because it lives in the garage and has heated seats! We had our annual meeting so by the time we were finished and ready to leave it was […]
Sunset through the cabin window 1-25-14
January 29, 2014 by
Tonight we are looking at the sunset through the bedroom window in cabin #9. It has a beautiful view of the sunset during the winter months when no one is here! It will have a nice view during our resort season also looking right over cabin #8. Notice that the drifts are now almost as […]
Insulating the ceiling of cabin #9 1-24-14
January 28, 2014 by
On Friday morning Rob from Rob’s Maintenance & More came to insulate the cabin roof with spray foam insulation. The foam is applied at 125 degrees and during the curing heats up to 180 degrees and cools down and hardens in minutes. Truly amazing! The R value of the cabin roof is 44. Bob and […]
Sunset at Lake Florida January 18
January 27, 2014 by
We never get tired of watching the sunset. On our way to Saturday night church in Willmar we got these shots of the sunset. This picture is from the north side public access of Lake Florida. Notice all of the tracks from cars and pick-ups driving out onto the lake to go fishing. Have you […]
This is the new cabin #9!
January 26, 2014 by
The NEW Cabin #9 Cabin #9 is up, shingled and all of the windows are in except 1 in the second story. The cabin has 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, living room & kitchen. Here is a picture of each side of the cabin. On the south side of the cabin are the kitchen and […]
Home Sweet Resort Home!
January 20, 2014 by
We don’t spend all of our time at the resort working on the cabins. On December 13th we went to Florida. We own a rental condo there and just like the resort cabins it requires cleaning and upkeep. Our friend Sandy took very good care of Simon and Sasha while we were gone, but they […]
The building continues at cabin #9
January 18, 2014 by
Today, Dec. 3rd was another day of building at cabin #9. The day started o.k., but in the afternoon the snow started. I guess Travis & Brian have had enough of the weather – they’re going home! The decision has been made. This is where the window will be on the second floor of the […]
The Last Lake Florida Sunset in November
January 16, 2014 by
The last sunset in November was so beautiful we had to show you many pictures! Isn’t it amazing how it changes from beginning to end? Our project for the day was putting up the snow fence so included a couple of sunset pictures with the fence in it. Sure hope it works! 🙂 Check […]
The first wall of cabin #9
January 15, 2014 by
It’s time to build the walls! On Tuesday, Nov. 26th Travis & Brian started building the walls for the cabin. Keith, the owner of Collins Construction was also here to go over the plans and make sure we are all on the same page. I’m sure there will be many changes as the days go […]
The wood for cabin #9 arrives
January 15, 2014 by
On November 25th the wood arrived for cabin #9. Now the carpenters can start building the cabin walls. We are thankful for all the different kinds of machines there are. This would be alot of wood to unload by hand! Just imagine all this wood as a brand new cabin #9! The last time we […]
