Youth from the South Lake Tahoe area took on an ancient task recently at the Baldwin Museum on the Tallac Historic Site. They learned how to do chinking, the process of caulking between logs to keep ...

Mosses are a widely used chinking material of log cabins in Alaska. The commonly used species are discussed, the advantages and disadvantages relative to fiberglass batting are given. Journal ...

In this episode, we gather dirt for our raised beds, experience the last snow of the year, and encounter wildlife at the cabin. We test a new mortar technique that secures the mortar with nails ...