Opening the mustard-colored door of a little log cabin in Hagerstown, a visitor feels like a homeowner in an HGTV special just before the big reveal. Inside, it’s a makeover that would impress ...

Sent to find moss to insulate her family’s ramshackle log cabin north of Sandpoint, Ammi Midstokke rambled through cedar groves, passing “fairy tale creeks” and generally soaking up the ...