Building a Cedar Cabin on the Lake

Growing up in the 1960s through the 1980 weekends and summers were spent at the lake. Nothing fancy like what we see today, but it was a cabin built by my dad and it was perfect.  From what I remember, they saw the design and floor plan in a magazine for Jim Walter Homes. The…

The Sewell Cabin: A Resilient Relic of Wetumpka’s History

In 2023 all that remains of the Sewell log cabin is the stone fireplace. The origin of the Sewell Cabin’s construction and its original occupants remain shrouded in mystery. No documented evidence exists regarding the individuals or families who first called this cabin home. However, an interesting article published in the Montgomery Advertiser on September…