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Illinois business
rebuilds vintage
campers to new
By KEVIN KILHOFFER
Associated Press
MATTOON, Ill. — Greg
and Lisa Patterson of Mattoon were at Antique Week
in Texas four years ago
when vintage camper trailers first caught their attention.
They noticed that vendors
were using the campers as
mobile shops, clothes
changing rooms, and homes
away from home. Greg Patterson said his wife wanted
one of her own, so he found
a vintage Shasta camper
back in Illinois and fixed it
up for her.
After refurbishing the
camper, Patterson said many
passersby stopped to inquire
if it was for sale during the
following weeks. Patterson
said he subsequently rebuilt
and sold a couple of vintage
trailers and got “hooked.”
“It’s very fulfilling,” Patterson said. “You get a lot of
satisfaction seeing something that would otherwise
be falling apart be rebuilt
and put back into service,
hopefully for another 50
years.”
His interest in this work
has led Patterson and his
wife to start a faith-based
business, Classy Chassis
Vintage Campers. Patterson
rebuilds Airstream, Kit
Companion,
Roadliner,
Scotty, and other vintage
campers. He also is developing his own line of vintagestyle campers.
Patterson said he started
using a workshop for his
camper projects two years
ago and then they purchased
this building a year ago. The
building is also home to Lisa
Patterson’s Junkin4Jewels
boutique.
In October, Patterson left
his left his job as a union
construction superintendent
in the Champaign area after
20 years in the construction
business so he could focus
on Classy Chassis Vintage
Campers.
“I decided to do campers
full time,” Patterson said.
“We did a lot of praying
about it and decided we
were going to try it.”
Making this decision has
enabled him to work on
more campers, Patterson
said. He added that this also
has given him more time to
be active in his church, the
Family Worship Center, and
in his community, including
volunteering with Big
Brothers Big Sisters.
Patterson said he rebuilds campers to sell
through Classy Chassis
and for customers in need
of service work. For example, Patterson said he has
been repurposing a cus-
tomer’s 1964 Trotwood
camper for use as a vendor
trailer.
Classy Chassis can install air conditioning, refrigerators and other modern amenities in vintage
campers, but Patterson said
he also tries to reuse as
much of the original material and components as he
can.
“We tear them down and
rebuild them back,” Patterson said. “I am looking to
have them as original as
possible. Anything that is
salvageable in the camper
gets reused.”
These vintage trailers have
newfound popularity with
campers ranging from
young couples to senior citizens, Patterson said. In particular, he said several
groups of female campers
have formed across the
country around their shared
interest in glamorous camping, “glamping,” in their
vintage trailers.
In addition, Patterson said
male campers have been utilizing the vintage campers
for attending car races and
other sporting events.
“People are really interested in it. They love the vintage look,” Patterson said.
He added that the campers
are easy to pull and maneuver.
Patterson said he has sold
rebuilt vintage campers to
customers as far away as
New Jersey and Oklahoma,
but his biggest customer
base is in Texas. He added
that country music star Miranda Lambert purchased
one of their campers last
year after seeing it at Antique Week in Texas.
“That really boosted our
business and brought more
attention to us,” Patterson
said.
Due to the popularity of
vintage campers, Patterson
said finding trailers to rebuild can be challenging.
Patterson said this scarcity
got him thinking about creating his own vintage-style
camper.
Patterson has built a 10foot prototype camper,
“Grace,” that has a wood
frame with an aluminum
cladding. “Grace” has a
small kitchen, a bathroom
and a dining area with seating that can be converted into a bed.
“Grace” will be available
in a variety of exterior color
and interior design themes
that can be selected and ordered
through
http://www.classychassiscampers.com/, Patterson
said. He also is developing a
16-foot camper called,
“Glory.”
In this June 29 photo, Greg Patterson stands with Grace, a
2016 prototype camper at Classy Chassis Vintage Camper
Sales in Mattoon, Ill. It was four years ago when vintage
camper trailers first caught Greg and his wife Lisa’s attention.
Last year Patterson left his left his job in construction and
started rebuilding vintage campers full time. He also is developing his own line of vintage-style campers. (AP photo)
This undated photo provided by Stikwood shows a bedroom with a wood wall. Wood walls are a strong decor trend, and
they are a far cry from the dowdy paneling of decades past. Reclaimed wood is sawn into thin planks that can be attached to
walls using adhesive or adhesion strips ready for mounting directly out of the box. Weathered finishes as well as richly-toned
smooth finishes are available, expanding the design options. (AP photo)
Today’s wood walls make a
modern, elegant statement
By KIM COOK
Associated Press
The
phrase
“wood
walls” should no longer
conjure up images of
gloomy paneled basements or cabins sheathed
in dated, knotty pine. Today’s wood walls are riding high on the decor trend
curve.
Some pay homage to
wood walls’ early or midcentury roots. Wainscoting, that charm-filled wall
treatment in old timey
colonials and capes, might
now be painted a dramatic
deep violet, decked out
with a lattice motif, or be
given an exaggerated scale
higher or lower than the
standard chair rail.
Then there’s the reclaimed wood wave, popularized by celebrity renovators Joanna and Chip
Gaines of HGTV’s “Fixer
Uppers” series. The couple frequently uses roughhewn boards from old
barns and farmhouses.
Fans of their Waco, Texas,
store Magnolia Market
can buy T-shirts hashtagged “shiplap.”
Designers suggest creating feature walls with ei-
This undated photo provided by wood artist Peter Glassford shows one of his collages made out of offcuts of Parota and Rosa Morada, two Central American hardwoods. The
offcuts come from furniture making. The positive response
to his original wood art collages led him to create panels for
the mass market, which can be used as screens, wall art
and feature walls. (Peter Glassford via AP)
ther a sleek contemporary
look or a rustic modern
vibe. Horizontal, vertical,
herringbone or mosaic
patterns add depth and dimension.
Peter Glassford of San
Antonio fused his studio
art background and his
marketing and design job
with a high-end Mexican
furniture maker to create
sculptural installations
with the tropical hardwood off-cuts left over
from furniture making. He
now produces mass-market collage squares representative of his original
signed art. The dramatic
3-D designs, which can be
lacquered in custom hues,
evoke the Abstract Expressionist work of American sculptor Louise
Nevelson. (www.peterglassford.com )
“Each panel is unique,
like a small curation of
random shapes that celebrates chance, free of patterns,” Glassford says.
Architects are adding
wood feature walls to contemporary homes. Angela
Robinson used horizontal
boards on a bedroom wall
at Inn the Estuary, a bed
and breakfast in Nanoose
Bay, British Columbia.
The panels blend a modern sensibility with a re-
See Wood p. 2D
This undated
photo provided by
Stikwood shows a
baby room with a
wood wall designed
by Carrie Rodman.
Wood walls are a
strong decor trend,
and they’re a far cry
from the dowdy
paneling of
decades past. Reclaimed wood is
sawn into thin
planks that can be
attached to walls
using adhesive or
adhesion strips
ready for mounting
directly out of the
box. (AP photo)
2D The Mining Journal
Thursday, August 11, 2016
House to Home
Mortgage Index
30-YEAR
Rate-Fee/Pts.
15-YEAR
Rate-Fee/Pt.
High rate
3.625
1
2.75
1
Low rate
3.125
1
2.50
1
Average rate
3.34
1
2.625
1
This graphic represents
a Tuesday survey of regional lending institutions. Figures are based
on rates at Range Bank,
Northern Michigan Bank,
mBank, Marquette Community Federal Credit
Union and TruNorth
Credit Union.
Another helping of hosta?
Some ornamentals taste good too
By DEAN FOSDICK
Associated Press
Many of the plants that add
color and texture to our yards
also contain the right stuff
for enriching our menus.
Hosta, that familiar shadyside perennial, is grown
commercially in parts of
Asia as an edible. Cook its
shoots as you would asparagus, or wrap them in bacon.
Its flowers are appetizing
too, and make a good garnish.
Chard, with its bright assortment of stem colors, is a
nutritional powerhouse packing loads of magnesium and
potassium, as well as vitamins K, A and C. Use it in
omelets and for augmenting
or replacing spinach in
recipes.
Other unlikely ornamentals
that can deliver flavor and
nutrition include bamboo
shoots (stir fry), lilac blooms
(tea), magnolia buds (salads),
juniper
berries
(sauerkraut),
daylilies
(soups), mint (drinks) and
dahlia tubers (coleslaw).
“Ornamental plants with
edible parts are the superheroes of the garden,” says
Ellen Zachos, author of
“Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn’t
Know You Could Eat”
(Storey Publishing, 2013).
“They feed both your body
and your soul.”
Blended gardens combining showy perennials, woody
plants, trees and shrubs with
standard vegetables and
fruits can save time-pressed
families a great deal of time
and work, she said. “Why
deal with two (garden)
spaces when with the right
plant combinations you need
only one?”
Flavors that you can’t find
at grocery stores are as close
as your flowerbeds and borders, agreed Leda Meredith,
author of “The Forager’s
Feast: How to Identify, Gather and Prepare Wild Edibles”
(The Countryman Press,
2016).
“I do think many wild or
gleaned foods are tastier than
cultivated foods,” Meredith
said. “A big part of the reason is that they are harvested
at their absolute peak, without concern for shelf life or
how well they’ll hold up to
long-distance transport.”
Many wild and ornamental
plants have more nutritional
value than their cultivated
counterparts, Meredith said.
“For
example,
wild
spinach (also called lamb’s
quarters) is a common garden weed with more than
three times the calcium of ordinary spinach,” she said.
“Purslane, another common
weed, contains the same
omega 3 fatty acids that
make fish oil and flax seed so
healthy for us.”
Don’t overharvest, Zachos
said.
“If you’re picking fiddleheads, you should never take
more than three from each
fern. Over-picking leaves the
plant too weak to thrive,” she
said.
And try every new food in
moderation.
“I have read a few reports
of people having allergic reactions to eating daylilies,”
Zachos said. “I know of
many more people allergic to
seafood and strawberries, but
if this is your first time eating
daylilies, start small.”
Harvest your plants with a
view toward aesthetics as
well as the kitchen. “When
picking young shoots of
plants like hostas, you should
cut from around the outside
of the clump, snipping new
growth just above the soil
line,” she said. “As the remaining leaves unfurl,
they’ll cover the cut stems
and the plant will look
whole.”
Grow organically.
“If eating rose hips, you
may have to put up with
some insects or black
spots,” Zachos said. “You
may want them to look perfect, but chemicals make
them inedible. I’d prefer
having a few black spots on
my roses but still be able to
eat the roses.”
This undated photo provided by wood artist Peter Glassford shows one of his collages
made out of offcuts of Parota and Rosa Morada, two Central American hardwoods. The offcuts come from furniture making. The positive response to his original wood art collages
led him to create panels for the mass market, which can be used as screens, wall art and
feature walls. (Peter Glassford via AP)
Wood
from 1D
spect for the wilderness.
“I love to incorporate
natural textures and materials,” says Robinson.
“Wood adds warmth and,
depending on how it’s
finished, can make a
space feel more traditional, contemporary, rustic
or refined.” (www.angelarobinson.ca )
When using wood, appreciate its characteristics, Robinson advises.
“Keep in mind that
wood is a natural material
that dents, scratches,
swells and ages in time. I
think that the more wood
is used and aged, the more
unique and beautiful it
looks.”
If you’re interested in
trying wood tiles, check
out sites like www.pebbletileshop.com , which
sells wood reclaimed
from old Southeast Asian
fishing boats. Marinegrade material like this
makes a great kitchen
backsplash. There’s also a
good
selection
at
www.naturalmosaictiles.c
om .
Woodworker Jerry McCall of Sacramento, California, band-saws reclaimed wood into thin
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This 2012 photo shows rose
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jellies, teas,
sauces and
soups and are
sweeter after being exposed to
frost. (Dean Fosdick via AP)
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    
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    
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    
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    
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     
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       
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    
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      
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Open Houses
Saturday, August 13 - 11:00am-1:00pm
26155 Tamarack St., Michigamme
Directions: US 41 west to Three Lakes to Petticoat Lk. Rd., turn left
at first “T”, then right at second “T”. Left on Tamarack to house.
Saturday, Aug. 13th – 11am - 1pm
21714 Petticoat Lk. Rd.,
Michigamee
Directions: US 41 to Petticoat Lake Rd. in Three Lakes, go
South on Petticoat Lake Rd., go left at the “Y” Approx 2.7
miles off the highway to home on right.
MOTIVATED SELLERS! Offering added incentives.
Wonderful raised ranch home with over 200 feet of
frontage on Petticoat Lake. Enjoy swimming, boating &
fishing or just relax on the wrap around deck & enjoy
fabulous views in all directions. This home comes complete w/an oversized detached 2-car garage & a hot
tub. $219,900
1901 W. Ridge St.
Marquette
Shown by:
Karen Nygard
906-360-0327
Saturday, August 13, 12:00-2:00 PM
70361 Co. Rd. 426, Northland, Wells Twp.
Shown by:
Breck Tonella
906-250-7138
Three Lakes OPEN HOUSE Tour! Year round home or
weekend retreat. Views from every room. Nicely updated
with a sauna in the Finnish Tradition. Large wrap around
deck, upper level balconies, 2 car garage & two docks.
Exquisite setting! $239,900
1901 W. Ridge St.
Marquette
250-1981
Shown by:
Theresa Hunter
Saturday, Aug. 13, 11:00am-2:00pm
609 Vine St., Negaunee
Directions: M553, right on Serenity Drive, Left on Co. Rd. 426 toward
Arnold, Go 15 Miles, turn right at intersection (426)
Directions: From Mqt: US Highway 41 West to Baldwin, South (left)
on Baldwin to Cherry St., East (left) on Cherry St to Grand Ave., South
(right) on Grand Ave to Vine St, East (left) on Vine St to home on left.
Fantastic 5 acres, on the Ford River, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths,
heated garage, plus more storage buildings. Hike, fish, ski!
This is the one! $143,000
Great family home in a quiet section of Negaunee. Home is in move
in condition. The detached two car garage is a plus. Home is wheelchair
accessible via a ramp at the front door. The additional large shed in the
back makes a great workshop. Home has been well maintained and has
some cute features. Take a look for yourself to see how you can make this
your new home. Motivated Seller! Make an Offer! NEW PRICE! $84,500
Shown by:
Sue Petschke
250-7286 (c)
228-7255 (o)
1900 Presque Isle, Mqt.
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, August 13, 2016 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shown by: Carol Vining Moore (906) 360-2633
(906) 228-5230
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, August 13, 2016 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
24671 Pine St, Michigamme, MI 49861
21540 W Beaufort Lake Rd, Michigamme, MI 49861
Directions: US 41 West to Three Lakes, turn right on Pine, follow to home
Directions: From Mqt: US 41 West to Three Lakes, turn left (South) onto Beaufort Lake Rd to property.
Beautiful home located on the banks of Lake Ruth in Michigamme. The 3 BR, 2 bath ranch is
perfect for year round outdoor sports. A perfect retirement home in a quiet and peaceful location
at the end of Pine Ave. Enjoy spectacular Lake Ruth views from your front window and cozy up to
the pellet stove on those cold nights. The rolling dock accompanies the sale. You Must See This
Beautiful Property to Appreciate It. $210,000
Year round cottage or home on Lake George. Enjoy spectacular views from this 4 BR, 2 bath
home that sits on 4.6 acres with 127’ of lake frontage. Home has an upper and lower sun porch,
a large deck, sauna with changing room, two garages for all your toys, and a 32’ dock and platform. DON’T MISS THIS ONE! Come see for yourself! $199,900
Shown by: Dennis James
Shown by: Kimme Peterson
(906) 236-2251
(906) 362-5226
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Thursday, August 11, 2016
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601 Palms Ave./ Ralph’s
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$499,900
1096703
973 Goldmine Creek Dr.
Ishpeming
3 Bedrooms, 4 Baths
$285,000
1096709
1003 Allouez Rd.
Marquette
4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths
$489,000
1096721
4952 Co. Rd. COO (Floodwood
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20 Acres w/Hunting Camp
$79,500
1096719
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340 Dukes Rd.
Skandia
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$74,500
1096741
74 S. Shag Lake Dr.
Gwinn
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$359,000
1096764
480 Co. Rd. PCC
Ishpeming
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath
$74,700
1096797
445 Bay De Noc St.
Negaunee
4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$84,900
1094527
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237 Mineral St.
Gwinn
4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
$74,000
1093186
Andi Goriesky
361-4655
Theresa Hunter
250-1981
Darlene Martin
360-9028
Ben J. Carlson
362-0068
Sean Leahy
362-1158
Pat Olson
250-2215
664 N. Horseshoe Lk. Rd.
Gwinn
2 Bedroom Camp
$89,900
1094726
11298W Boot Lake Ct.
Manistique
4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
$249,000
1091166
Jennifer Cosco
250-5548
Dana Swajanen
360-9048
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250-7138
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362-3152
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360-6506
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869-3573
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906-202-2223
2163 Huron St.
Marquette
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$219,900
1095530
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360-4680
Lucy Anthony
250-5152
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360-0327
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361-0207
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