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Welcome back to DayCreek.com. Daycreek.com was originally established in 1997 to chronicle our cordwood house-building adventure here in southeast Minnesota.

For those wondering, we love our cordwood house and can’t say enough good things about the house and living out in the sticks. It’s been a blast and hope to bring many more journal entries and videos to you as we move forward in our continuing adventure!

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—Alan Stankevitz

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Lightning Protection System

Lightning Protection System

Spare the Rod and Spoil the House Last summer I had quite a scare when the house took either a direct or indirect lightning hit. Although no damaged occurred, my heart pounded for at least 10 minutes afterwards. So as quick as a flash, the thought of a lightning...

Thermol 81

Thermol 81

Trash or Treasure?  Ed McAllen put me in touch with a women who was looking for a home for some rather unique solar heating tubes. She didn't want to just pitch them, so I decided that maybe I could use them somehow. If not for the house, maybe for a greenhouse or...

Return to Day Creek

Return to Day Creek

 Well, it's been months since I have been able to return to our house-in-the-making. December brought significant snowfall to the Midwest, both in the La Crosse area and in Northern Illinois. Besides the weather, my mother went through open heart surgery and then...

Current Weather at Day Creek