In Northern Woods — A Journey of Forest & Sustainability

March 4, 2026 2 min read

The Generator on Fire

During the first year on the property, we were out there as often as we could get away, including through the winter. To make cold-weather stays work, we picked up insulated ice-fishing shelters to use as tents and ran a generator overnight to power heaters. For a while, the setup did the job.

We’d taken what felt like reasonable precautions. The heaters had anti-tip protection. We’d placed the generator well away from the shelters. We were careful. Then one morning I woke up and it was cold.

Buying an RTV

Not long after we bought the land, it became clear that walking everything in by hand was not going to scale especially as we moved to bring in dump trucks of dirt and gravel.

Most of the time, materials...

Buying a Tractor

Shortly after we bought the land, we started taking stock of everything that needed fixing, clearing, widening, or otherwise changing. Near the top of the list was the driveway.

Calling it a driveway...