The Finnish prefab builder uses locally sourced spruce and pine, touting them for their performance in a range of climates.

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Finally, his broker took him to a 1952 log cabin in Stone Ridge that had been languishing on the market. “She tells me there is this gorgeous pond in front,” he says. “And I go ...