Construction of Our New Home
Some friends introduced us to Learning in Retirement at Nicolet College. We started taking classes in Autumn of 2008. We continued with even more classes in Spring of 2009. In June we wondered why we should continue to drive to Rhinelander once or more each week; why not live there? The community has many amenities that appeal to us, we have made some good friends, and Oneida County has 1100 lakes (heaven to paddlers).
We camped July 6 thru 9 at Lake George Campsite, so that we could look for an ideal lot on which to build a home. After looking at many lots, we found a perfect lot and put in an offer to purchase.
It is on North Shore Drive, just east of Rhinelander and within a half mile of St Mary's Hospital. It is a heavily wooded lot with mixed hardwoods, and is almost 3 acres in size. We worked for a year on a home design to take advantage of the characteristics of the lot.
In May of 2010, we moved some of our belongings to an apartment on Mohawk Shores Drive (on Boom Lake). Our home at Crooked Lake was for sale.
September of 2010: we are starting to see preparation of the lot for our home. Double-click on the hyperlinks below to see photos of the activities. Press the F5 key to activate the slideshow. Click on the mouse to advance to the next slide. At the end of the slideshow, press the ESC key to exit.
Our nephew Joel is an engineer for Caterpillar, and noticed the use of Caterpillar equipment.
Installing Roof Trusses for Garage
Installing Wood Foundation for House
Apology from Rita:
My computer died this winter and I have purchased a new one. I had a difficult task to retrieve my data files. I hope to post the Jan through March pictures soon.
The Building Trades and Construction students have been working hard on the home construction project this year.