Feb 17 - Today, Katie visited and toured the house. In her honor, we parked the Jeep in the garage for the first time. Later, Katie and Dad went for a snow shoe walk on the frozen lake. While we were out, we came upon two para-skiers and an ice plane which landed on the lake. We also saw 400 snow mobiles. Stay tuned.

Feb 13 - Progress on the roof continues. Most of the west section is now complete and the complicated "hip and valley" sections remain. The team of amatuer building inspectors continues to stop by. This team (Force & Risch) arrived by snowmobile. On Sunday, Mary Anne and I had a visit in the breakfast nook. Later, Mary Anne inspected the roof framing while I played on the lift. Finally, a picture of the north elevation. BIG snow expected...stay tuned.

Feb 9 - The roof takes shape. Today, I was able to see the beginning of the roof lines. The center section will run north-south and the two "end" sections will run east-west. Here are some pictures of the center roof line and the views from Mary Anne's craft room and laundry room. There is also a picture of the house from the east. And look at those views! Stay tuned!

Feb 7 - The second story is now almost fully framed and work has begun on the attic and roof system. Here are some pictures taken from the second floor and from a lift above the deck of the 3rd floor. The 2x12s for the rafters have been cut and stacked. We should have a roof in a week. And look at those views! Stay tuned.