In 1976 they had a basement built where they could have a modular home placed. The cabin has many birch trees around it and my mother named it Birchwood Court. My father, being a judge, liked the name. The cabin is 120 miles from St. Paul. Over the years the red pines and white pines have grown back.
Many different birds live in the trees.
Most noticeable is the whippoorwill that begins its song at dusk. There are different rooms in the cabin. My mother has a complete set of cooking and eating utensils. Preparation of breakfast has become quite a time of fellowship as a group effort has gone into picking wild blueberries to go into Jean's famous buttermilk pancakes. Others have set the table and poured juice or made coffee.