The  HANGAR

Three years in the making, we finished the project this fall (03). In general it's 68' wide, 36' deep and 18' high. The High-Fold door is 44 x16 and is covered with lightweight cedar. The roof is metal as well as the back exterior wall for fire protection. Built all in wood  and river rock, with local materials and labor, it reflects our goal to blend in with our natural surroundings.  The floors in the hangar and workshop area are acid stained concrete with imbedded radiant heat with extensive insulation and a super efficient Munchkin propane boiler from Germany.  The hangar section has it's own kitchen complete with a Hussman commercial glass door cooler. Its compressor is remotely located outside to keep things  quiet. We combined a music stage with a river rock gas fireplace in the opposite corner from the kitchen. The stage has a birch log suspended to mount the lighting.  There is storage under the stage for tables and chairs.  We added a projection home theater with a 8X10 Stewart screen, and a great sound system, for those long winter nights. The interior accents are birch from our own property, and even a 12' birch log chandelier in front of the kitchen and the stage lighting support used our own logs.  The workshop-garage area has lots of storage, a mechanical room with a mop-sink, and 12 ' of workbench across the back.  The upstairs loft is one room with a separate bath over the hangar kitchen which includes a large shower and large jetted tub.  The loft itself has a kitchen across the back, an island bar, a rustic computer desk, and a king sized bed in front of the windows.  Of course there is a gas fireplace for Montana winters.  The floors are real southern yellow pine, wainscot, local blue pine and all the beautiful custom furniture by Lodge Craft (thanks Tom).  The deck off the loft and the new entranceway were completed this fall. The final exterior work was to expand the aircraft parking area and ramp.  What would we do different?  Make it larger, as we now have two planes, and more guests every year.  It's fun to share with our flying friends.  Special notes: we really set it up for communications and have DSL, WI-FI (bring your computer), even fiber optic wiring for future use and DISH  HD TV.  There is a shower in the hangar for guests, and camping areas with power and water close by.  We monitor 122.9, so give us a call and drop in for a visit.

The other photos are of the smaller cabins, the docks and the property.  We have about 13 acres on the water and 43 acres total. Highway 93 and the BN&SF railroad run through the property. We adjoin the Stillwater State Forest on our NW boundary and have only a few neighbors on the SE side. We share the lake with several pair of Loons, Eagles and Ospreys and the fishing is good.