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- Watch frozen ice sheets from Lake Superior float ashore like shards of glass Sat, 20 Feb 16, 2:44amMother Nature put on a dramatic show this past week when massive solid ice sheets piled up like broken shards of glass on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota...
- Father and son build a tiny off-the-grid cabin in Wisconsin Tue, 27 Oct 15, 12:00amIf the Nest looks more professionally built than the typical father-son project, it’s because the Yudchitzes are licensed architects. Bill Yudchitz has his own practice, Revelations Architects/Builders in Stevens Point,...
- Handsome lakeside cabin supports a cantilevered timber gallery in Wisconsin Wed, 22 Apr 15, 11:00pmThe Family Retreat comprises a cluster of structures: the cabin, south-facing deck with fireplace, storage building, and sauna. Wood is the primary building material, but the architects’ careful selection of different timber...
- Beautifully Renovated Rierson-Salmons Cabin is Wrapped With an Energy-Efficient Envelope Sat, 8 Feb 14, 7:30amThe exterior of the Rierson-Salmons Cabin features a thoroughly modern facade accented by linear forms. The black exterior cladding contrasts with the whitewashed masonry texture and naturally-aged wood surfaces. The architects...
- Now There’s Microplastic Pollution in the Great Lakes Too Fri, 30 Nov 12, 12:08amPlastic pollution on Bicaz Lake in Romania for illustrative purposes only, Shutterstock Swirling plastic pools as large as countries have long collected in our oceans, but now researchers have found that the Great Lakes face...
- Report Finds Great Lakes Ice Cover Has Decreased a Whopping 71 Percent in 40 Years Thu, 15 Mar 12, 2:24amIf you live near the Great Lakes, you’ve probably noticed that recently they’ve been better suited to kayaking than ice fishing. A new report published by the American Meteorological Society now confirms what...