Long before I used string on stakes to mark the site of my cabin – on a hill on the edge of a forest in Skagway, Alaska – I thought about its surroundings and how the building would blend in.

Proenneke constructed the simple lodge on the shores of Upper Twin Lake in Alaska ... just $40 to build and he was inspired to move to the location after meeting someone who had a cabin close ...

Today's Hometown Alaska introduces the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters Guild ... to attend and has moved from the old Conoco Phillips building to a new location, First United Methodist Church ...

Learning the ins and outs of building a small log cabin in the woods is no small feat. We asked Drinkard to talk about what the project entailed and what skills are required to turn a cabin ...