A family cabin, shared.

Gordon and Irene Heap had saved for years to take their family on one last Alaska vacation together before their two oldest daughters got married, but when they arrived in Soldotna and checked into the only available lodge, they were shocked by the cramped rooms, tired furnishings, and bill that had somehow ballooned to nearly $400 a night per person!

As Gordon looked around the cabin that first night—his family squeezed uncomfortably on worn beds—he realized he'd just paid an arm and a leg for an experience that was going to be memorable for all the wrong reasons, and he made a quiet decision right there: he could build something better. Over the following months, Gordon threw himself into designing and constructing cabins that would give families exactly what he'd wanted for his own—spacious, beautiful bunkhouse-style lodging with all the charm and comfort of a home, priced fairly enough that a vacation wouldn't drain the bank account.

Today, every guest who walks through the door experiences what Gordon set out to create: a place where families make the kind of memories that last far longer than the stay itself.