Cabin Lessons

A carpenter’s humorous story of building a cabin on Lake Superior with his family—“part how-to, part memoir and part love story” ( Minneapolis Star-Tribune ).   When carpenter Spike Carlsen and his wife set out, with their recently blended family of five kids, to build a cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior, they quickly realize that painting, parenting, and putting up drywall all come with both frustrations and unexpected rewards.   Blending practical information with lively pers