MONROE — Gary Jelley is a modern-day resident of Monroe, but he knows how an early settler here could have built a home from scratch using only simple tools, natural resources, sweat and thought.

Mark Richie takes his days like he builds his houses: one log at a time. "It's a great process, and at the end of the day you can see what you've done," Richie said. "I guess I must have wood in my ...

Indeed, log homes in the Upstate and elsewhere have come a very long way from the small, drafty cabins that previous generations used for fishing or hunting trips. Some of today’s log homes are ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. THREE FORKS - Al Anderson's wife wanted a log home. And she wanted him to build it. "I said, ...