Lotto's Log Cabin Outdoor School

Services

Rustic Furniture Classes by appointment. (Prices include materials, instruction and tool use, although students are asked to bring tools, if they have them.)

One-day Ladderback Twig Chair Class, $125/person.

Offered every Friday,

and other dates by appointment.

Classes run 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

SPECIAL DEAL! Log Headboard Class
by appointment. Make a headboard in a day for $200 (Reg. $400).
The footboard and rails could be made the next day for another $200. Price includes all materials and use of power tenon cutters. Offer available while supplies last!

Two-day classes, including two nights' lodging, can be scheduled by appointment for $350/person.

1-2 Hour Picture

Frame Class, $30/frame

(for a 5" x 7" photo).

Other Class Project Possibilities...
Lotto Pines Vacation Rental
Fully furnished two bedroom, two bath, 1280 sq. ft. lakeside home for rent by the weekend, week or month. The house includes a fireplace, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, dishwasher, washer and dryer, Weber grill (charcoal), bonfire pit and two decks. This sits adjacent to Lotto's Log Cabin classroom building on a two-acre lot surrounded by Vilas County Forest Land, just eight miles from Eagle River, WI. Wilderness feel, yet close to town. Includes use of a dock and canoe on Brazell Lake, a 33-acre lake with no public access. Great hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, wildlife watching and snowshoeing right out the door. Sleeps 10-11. $100/night or $600/week. Call (715) 479-8773 or email: info@lottoslogcabin.com This listing can also be seen on the Vacation Rental By Owner website: www.vrbo.com/240923
New Rustic Furniture Class Offerings, by appt. (prices include materials, instruction and tool use)

Log Dog Bed Frame Class
A log frame for your favorite pets' bed can be made in a day for $125.

Twig Basket Class, 2 hours, $30
Rustic Table Class, one-day, $125

Free-Form Twig Trellis (shown in the background), is a 1-2 hour class for $30.

Cordwood Masonry Class
Gain hands-on experience in cordwood masonry while working on infilling the walls of a 12' x 16' shed, now $25 for 2-3 hours. This is a very inexpensive, energy efficient, and beautiful way to build. Perfect for today's economy. By appointment, when temps. are above freezing.
Cross Country Ski Better, Faster
Cross Country Ski Lessons by appointment
with Sandy Lotto, PSIA Certified XC Ski Instructor
Classic (Diagonal Stride) or Skating Techniques
- Private Lesson $30/hour
- Semi-Private (2 people) $25/person
- Semi-Private (3-4 people) $20/person
- Group Lesson (5-10 people) $15/person
Call or email to schedule a ski lesson date, time and location. (715) 479-8773 or info@lottoslogcabin.com
Sandy Lotto loves helping people make cross country skiing more fun and less work by teaching tips on how you can become more relaxed and efficient in your skiing. She specializes in downhill techniques, so if it's those downhills with turns on the bottom of the hill that give you problems, she's the one to call. In addition to being a PSIA-Certified instructor, Sandy is also a veteran American Birkebeiner skier, having skied that marathon 20 times, starting in the Elite Women's Wave for nine years. For lessons, she meets people at Eagle River, WI area ski trails, including Afterglow Lake Resort, Anvil, Nordmarka/Norge Ski Trails (Eagle River Golf Course), Razorback Ridge, and the Three Eagle Trail. Call or email to schedule a ski lesson date, time and location. (715) 479-8773 or info@lottoslogcabin.com
Nature Tours on Bikes, Hikes, Snowshoes or XC Skis
Join Naturalist Sandy Lotto
on a fun and informational nature tour of the area using your choice of transportation--bikes, hikes, snowshoes or skis. Tours start at $25/hour for up to two people. Add $5/person for groups over two people, up to a maximum of 10 people. Tours can focus on tree/wildflower i.d., beginning birding, animal tracking, wilderness survival skills, map and compass use, bog ecology, maple syrup making or forestry. What in the woods do you want to learn more about? Tours are tailored to meet your needs. Want to walk on a bog? See a beaver lodge? See an eagle nest or osprey nest? Learn how to keep from getting lost? We can do that!