Frontier Man

Neighbors Feared His 'Top Heavy' Cabin Would Collapse — Until It Lasted 100 Years

Neighbors Laughed When He Built an Octagon Cabin — Until It Stayed 15 Degrees Warmer Than Theirs

Why One Settler Dug A 50 Foot 'Air Ditch’ — And Raised His Cabin’s Temperature By 15 Degrees

Everyone Mocked His “River Rock” Floor — Until It Stored Heat For 24 Hours

Neighbor’s Laughed When He Built a Cabin on Top Of His Barn — Until It Heated His Floors All Night

Everyone Laughed At This Immigrant's 'Wasteful' Huge Brick Stove — Until He Slept on Top of It

Everyone Mocked His "Lazy" Whole Tree Fire — Until It Burned For 12 Hours Straight Without Any Work

They Called His "Shallow" Fireplace Stupid — Until It Kept His Cabin 22 Degrees Warmer Next Winter

How One Mountain Man’s “Impossible” Floor Heating System Kept His Cabin Warm and Dry

How One Frontier Mother’s “Impossible” Trick Kept 12 Kids Fed Through 3 Winters of Failed Crops

How One Mountaineer’s “Stupid” Chimney Design Made His Cabin 25 Degrees Warmer Than Neighbors

The Genius Child Who Studied Death Like Science (1889)

The Boy Who Spoke Secrets That No One Should Know (1861)

The Girl Who Spoke a Language That Shouldn’t Exist (1834)

Walking around in a Finnish Neighborhood (2025)