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An inlet off of West Lake Okoboji provides a serene setting where quiet waters lap at the docks, reminiscent of the canals in Europe. When you have a wonderful house on the water, walls are the things ...

Leave it to an architect to create a weekend retreat that rivals most people’s primary residences. In his vacation home on Alabama’s pristine Lake Martin, AD100 designer and architect Bobby McAlpine ...

Dozens of families recently gathered at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest to put their creative touches on pre-baked, pre-built and unadorned gingerbread houses. The decorating party Dec. 15 ...