Tucked in the Minnesota forest near Lake Superior sits this 16×16 Mökki Hovland Hut, built by a local carpenter and an instructor from a nearby school. It has a grand covered porch, tons of windows that let nature inside, and a wood-burning stove to keep you toasty on chilly nights.
The interior of the cabin is all studio-style, with a bed in one corner and a little kitchenette on the other side. You’ll find a wood-fired sauna outside, as well as an A-frame outhouse. Would you stay here?
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16×16 Cabin Built by Local Carpenters
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All the cabin’s amenities are in one place.
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Tons of windows let in beautiful snlight.
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The cozy bed in the corner.
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Warm glow to wake you up in the morning.
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Look at that toasty warm fire.
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There’s a little kitchenette on the other side of the cabin.
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Here’s the interior of the sauna
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What the sauna looks like on the outside.
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And here’s the A-frame outhouse.
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Description:
The timber frame cabin is located in Hovland MN, which is 30 minutes north of Grand Marais, near the Canadian border and lake Superior.
The cabin sleeps up to 3 (1 double bed & 1 sleeping cot). Camping is an option with the wide outdoor space and screened-in porch, email for details.
The cabin is a work of art; designed and built by a local carpenter and North House Folk School instructor. This 16′ x 16′ space has everything you need to slow down and reconnect with yourself, your partner, and nature making it your perfect North Shore getaway.
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My Finn is rusty as all-get-out.
I think ‘mokki’ translates as ‘cabin’.
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Is ‘Hovland’ a surname?
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1970s.
Sacramento, California.
Our architect class toured a unique home in Rio Linda.
The structure was tiny, perhaps today’s 16’x16′ (5m x 5m)…
… with an 8’/2.3m veranda.
No interior walls, the exterior ‘walls’ were all sliding glass-doors.
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As you might imagine, the grounds were exquisite in their simplicity, a series of small ponds with small mounds and clusters of shrubs.
Bamboo enforced the perimeter.
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A series of lofts with non-standing head-room (<60"?) were the sleeping areas.
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Similar to today's rental property, I liked the simplicity, the invitation for the views to come inside.
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During my studies in Japan, I realized I was enamored with the concept of 'kikugetsutei' ('scooping the moon'), the use of the 'shoji' (window) to 'cause a pause', and allow the perpetual student of nature to immerse — for a moment, for a season — as one with the outside.
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Based on today's portraits, this structure may be close to achieving this elusive ideal.
Beautiful. And I like that it’s so wide, so it’s not like you’re living in a toothpaste-tube box like it is with so many tinyhouses. That wraparound porch is great too.