The Finnish prefab builder uses locally sourced spruce and pine, touting them for their performance in a range of climates.

Finally, his broker took him to a 1952 log cabin in Stone Ridge that had been languishing on the market. “She tells me there is this gorgeous pond in front,” he says. “And I go ...

Just past La Conner’s main drag is an old log cabin. Its door sits wide open for visitors to poke their heads in and inhale the musty smell of time. A plaque on its side explains the cabin was built ...