See what it’s like to stay in a fully restored 1850s Norwegian log cabin. It’s furnished with antiques, old books, and textiles, but you can LIVE in it – you don’t have to tiptoe around as though you were in a museum. Though it’s been made very special by the passing of time and the changing of the world, in its time the log cabin was a home for the common person. 

You can visit one of the many great eateries in Decorah, or you can make your own food in the log house kitchen. There are basic pots and pans and dinnerware there, and if there’s something else you need you can walk up to our place to borrow it. You are welcome to harvest food from our garden for meals that you are preparing in the cabin. 

Are you interested in sustainable living practices? Here you’ll see many eco-house features: solar electricity, rainwater collection, local wood harvesting, solar food drying, gardening and food preservation, and more. 

Here there are many ways to be outside: there are walking trails, and Canoe Creek, just a few minutes’ walk, is perfect for wading and dipping. The woods are rich in hardwood trees, native wildflowers, and songbirds. In the summer you can have campfires and watch fireflies. In autumn you can gather black walnuts and take as many home with you as you’d like! 

It’s a short drive (or bike ride) to many well-loved local destinations:ReRooted Connections, Seed Savers Exchange, Vesterheim Museum, and more.