![]() ![]() (Time) is all you need," said Dellavalle of his own desire for a cabin.īuilding Wright's cabin started in 2019 as they spent that summer bringing down trees on the island to make room for the foundation, which rests in part on several large stones found in the area. I had a lot of time but (not a lot) of money. "It was getting too busy here in Rangeley so I figured I'd get out of here and have a place to run away to. He actually built it here and then reassembled it in place," said Kurt Koestner, a fellow builder who has worked with Dellavalle for the past four years. ![]() ![]() "(At) Frank's camp (in Moosehead Lake), he cut all the timber down here in Rangeley, peeled it, and had it put together, numbered and labeled everything, then disassembled it and had it hauled to Moosehead. "She wanted to have an elevated view of the water and the Height of Land." Since there won't be a landline at the cabin and cell reception is poor, Wright's kids have flashed their headlights at her from Height of Land to signal their impending arrival so she can head out to pick them up on the mainland.ĭellavalle has a history of building traditional wood cabins, constructing four through his company, FDellavalle Carpentry & Caretaking, before building Wright's, including one for himself. "She's the one who picked it out," said Dellavalle. When Dellavalle visited the island, he recognized the site she purchased as an ideal spot for a unique home. When Wright started to plan her project in 2018 after the completion of her boathouse, she gave him a call. "I heard that she wanted a log cabin, so I talked to her and then never heard from her for years," Dellavalle said. ![]()
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