The Log House at the Lake by Richard Lawrence Spoo

Genre: Memoir

Pages: Paperback

Publisher: Wren Station Publishing

Reviewer: Jean Eastwood

JAGS: 6

This book was interesting to read because it hits close to home for me. The author is from Appleton, Wisconsin. His family owns a log cabin in Northern Wisconsin. The author (Richard Lawrence Spoo) describes the log house and its surroundings in vivid detail.

I was unaware there were so many different kind of owls and the unique sound each one makes. I also did not know there were Aspen trees anywhere in Wisconsin. I thought those were only found out west in Colorado. Another favorite wood used in the fireplace was “cherry” wood.

The author, through his choice of words, paints a serene picture of the quiet, star-lit nights up north and how he survives in this old “haunted” log house.

This book was a quick read and had some interesting facts for Northeastern Wisconsinites.