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FOR THE COURSE
Story by Candace Allen
Photography by Roger Wade
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At the end of a day, early traders and miners of the Cache La Poudre
River Valley hung up their traps, pelts and shovels in rustic log
cabins. One hundred fifty years later, at the end of the day, golfers
hang up their woods and irons in a log clubhouse in the same river
valley.
Martin
Lind, owner of the Pelican Lakes Golf Course and Country Club, built
his clubhouse from logs in honor of the
region's pioneering tradition. "I love the warmth and feel
of a log structure," he says.
Martin
became particularly intrigued by log building one winter. While
riding his snowmobile that season, he would pass the logyard of
handcrafter Log Knowledge, Inc. Log homes would appear along the
highway, and a few days later disappear. Fascinated by the vanishing
homes, he stopped in and started asking questions. He was so impressed
with what he learned that he selected Log Knowledge to design and
build the clubhouse.
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