Head to the place on the hill
BY LINDA KEITH
Correspondent
The period was the early 1950s, and my parents
were dreaming of a cabin on a lake.
They found a spot. The landowner was a banker
from Silver Lake. My folks bought the lot. Then
began the years of cleaning the property. Many of
us got poison ivy rash, but it all was for a good
reason.
We all were excited about having a lake place.
In those years, Dad, a union carpenter in the metro
for many years, would haul home and recycle
anything he could. At that time, people could haul
home doors or anything thrown out. You bet he
did that.
Some windows, still in the cabin today, came
from Setterberg Jewelers in Cokato; french doors
came from a chruch that was getting demolished;
and a little building off Interlachen Golf Course,
used for clubs, became our pump house.
Many friends and family enjoyed the place. Each
Sunday, we wondered who would come up to the
red cabin on the hill and join us. Neighborhood kids
would show up to go along to the cabin. Looking
back, I think the cabin was a retreat without all
the luxuries we now all enjoy. The hammock and
boathouse were favorites.
The cabin still sits on the hill, on Collinwood
Lake. Now, someone else is making memories.
We are grateful that we had a chance to love it as
much as our parents did.
Pictured in 1957, the cabin on the hill was a testament to Dad’s recycling sensibility.
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