A 1938 homestead log cabin on 40 wooded acres. The most-booked property in the directory, and the one we recommend for first-timers who want off-grid but not rough.
Two rooms plus a loft. One queen bed downstairs, two twins up the ladder. The wood stove — a new Jøtul F3 as of March 2026, replacing a tired Vermont Castings — heats the whole cabin once you figure it out. Give it 30 minutes on your first fire. Propane lamps on the walls, no electricity. A small solar panel charges the satellite messenger and that's all it charges.
The porch faces west. There's a creek about 300 feet downhill, despite the name — "Dry" is aspirational, it runs most of the year. In winter it freezes into a staircase of ice that you can walk down if you have the right boots and the wrong sense of self-preservation.
Built in 1938 by a family named Halvorsen who ran sheep in the meadow below. The hand-hewn larch logs are original; the chinking has been redone three times, most recently in 2019. The stone fireplace (decorative now; it drafts, but the Jøtul is what you'll use) was added in 1954 by a son who'd come back from the Korean War and wanted a real hearth. The photograph of him on the mantel is the only one of him anyone has; the owners hung it there because they couldn't think where else it belonged.
Propane range, cast iron cookware, full set of dishes for six, a hand-crank coffee grinder, a French press, a well-loved cast iron Dutch oven that June made four batches of chili in last October. No fridge — there's a well-insulated cooler box that stays below 40°F year-round if you manage the ice. In winter, the porch is the fridge.
Out back there's a small fenced garden — lettuce, kale, garlic, herbs, two apple trees that sort of work. From late June through September, guests are welcome to pick what they need. June tends it on turnover days; she'll leave a note on the kitchen table if something's specifically ready. Don't pick the tomatoes before Labor Day. They're never ready before Labor Day.
$165/night, two-night minimum, $80 turnover. Winter rates same as summer; the wood's included either way.
Books out 8–10 months in advance for summer weekends. Midweek in shoulder season (April, late October) is the secret.