While not as exciting as log roof trusses and walls made out of windows, our soon-to-be-concealed building materials serve important purposes. This post is a tribute to the humble studs of Coteau des Prairies Lodge. Click on an image below to open the photo gallery.

We had been long anticipating this day. The day that marked the end of freezing our butts off working in the lodge! On February 23rd, a chilly winter day, a commercial window installation crew from Fargo set to work at their trade in the middle of a cattle pasture in Sargent County. It’s hard to…

We’d be lying if we said the locality of the lodge is a well known destination. Heck, that might even be one of our strengths! No, lying is not the strength…our obscure location is the strength. If ‘getting away’ is your goal, you won’t have to worry about anyone finding you here! Given our location near the border of North and…

From pine to shingle and everything in between…we bring you the photographic tale of our brand new roof! These photos cover the span of time between December 23rd and May 3rd. During this time we completed work on other aspects of the lodge, but for this post we will focus on the roof construction. We…