On a mountain in Brownfield, Maine, local craftsman Ken King is living a dream, creating unique hand-built Adirondack shelters.

“After years of working first as a carpenter and then also as a general contractor, I wanted to explore new forms of building, other than the contemporary methods of stick-frame construction. There is something about working with the basic materials of logs and stone that feels right to me. There is an aesthetic to both the process and the outcome that I find very appealing.” - Ken King

In 2000, Ken helped a friend build a lean-to using trees from clearing a

pond site on his property. The experience was so rewarding that Ken began to take seriously the possibility of creating a niche for himself in the recreational log house market. Crafted with local materials and an eye for the natural environment, Ken’s shelters offer a special kind of place to experience the out-of-doors.

These structures are based on the rugged open shelters found in upstate New York and along the Appalachian Trail. Ken’s Adirondack shelters are a cut above, crafted with high-quality Northern White Cedar and White Spruce logs and are built on order.