Tales from the Cabin
Cabin Life readers share their own cabin tales and stories. No matter where you are in the country, there is something so unifying about cabin life. Learn more for yourself.
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Cabin owner and enthusiast Jana Studelska reflects on the heartache of evacuating her Minnesota cabin during a harrowing wildfire season.
These Instagram stars have us ready to pack our bags and head to the woods!
The Minnesota mother lives in an A-frame in the woods with her chalk-artist husband, two dogs, two cats, ducks and chickens.
Finding a backpack that conveniently carries all your things—while still looking fashionable—for that quick weekend getaway at th…
Chip and Patti Kudrle found a cabin only 52 minutes away from their home. Here, they have made a cabin with fun boat decor and even a boat bar!
Cindy Brown and her husband drooled over a lake-front property for years before finally buying the land and building the cabin of their dreams.
Kory Harrison from Backwood Wayz shares his new cabin rental and the process it takes to clean it up before moving in with his wife.
Mardi Knudson and her husband found the cabin near Superior National Forest where they enjoy hunting, fishing and campfires.
Tour this 12'x16' little cabin in the woods that features a cedar barrel sauna and a rustic outhouse.
Get inspired and get outside. These quotes remind us to stop every once in a while and explore the world around us.
A Florida family saves every penny they can to build their dream cabin in the Northern Georgia mountains.
The cabin is a place to make memories.
Construction details from the log cabin owner.
If you build a family cabin, they will come.
Sometimes little folks need help facing their cabin fears.
One cabin goer discovers her personal best while swimming in the lake of her childhood.
The family retreat is where memories are made and kept.
I wish I may, I wish I might – create great cabin memories with my sons.
To fall in love with a cabin, sometimes you have to “test drive” it.
There’s nothing like cabins and Christmas to awaken the inner child.
Some cabins are worth a grueling hike in deep snow.
"How would you like to spend Christmas at the cabin?”
A first ride on an ATV, when properly trained and supervised, is a safe and fun ride.
In 1956, when I was 12 years old, our family bought a 10-cabin resort on a lake in northern Minnesota and moved there. Eisenhower was president. Elvis’ big hit that year was “Hound Dog.” Wolf, a white German shepherd, was our hound dog. He was 2 years old. In dog years, we were about the same age.
Whoever said that summer is the best season probably hasn't seen these cute cabins covered in snow.
Christy Heitger-Ewing thinks that if everyone could experience life at a cabin, the world would be a happier place.