His Family Sold Off the Lake Cabin—But Its Spirit Lives On in a New 1,000-Square-Foot Retreat
The owner returned to Lake Michigan to create a place where his family can make memories, as his great-great-grandfather’s home did for him.
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The cabin came about over whitefish sandwiches and iced teas. In a local tavern in a sleepy lakeside town in Northern Michigan, Pennsylvania-based couple Kevin and Anna broke bread, talked ideas, and drew a few initial sketches of a new retreat with Peter Bohlin and Bill James, the cofounder and architectural designer, respectively, of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ).
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Grace Bernard
Grace Bernard is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.
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