Some of the original tiny houses were not built for Instagram-worthy photos, but for basic shelter from icy winds and harsh weather. The ice shanty or ice fishing house (also known as a fish coop, darkhouse or bobhouse) is popular in northern communities where ice fishing is a major winter … Read more
by Michael Richard Weekes WHO Michael R Weekes wanted to design and build a houseboat / shanty boat in weeks, not months, that cost less than $2,000 and could be made by one person without special tools, space / work center, or equipment. INSPIRATIONS: R. Buckminster Fuller, Bigelow Brook Farms, … Read more
The sixth annual Art Shanty Projects, live from Medicine Lake in beautiful Plymouth, Minnesota. Opening Saturday, January 17 – Closing February 14, 2009. Art Shanty Projects is an artist driven temporary community exploring the ways in which the relatively unregulated public space of the frozen lake can be used as a new … Read more