Wisconsin Woodchuck Grain Elevators

David, Louie and I went to Superior, WI yesterday. At the Live Green expo David and I met a great couple Dave and Judy, they invited us to check out their life long project. What an experience Judy had other appointments so Dave was our tour guide. At first we were welcomed by 3 hawks fighting over a pigeon kill! No picture could ever do justice to the magnificance of these grain elevators built back in the 1880's. (Plus my camera batteries were dead.) Men built these structures with their own hands. The wood that Dave and Judy are salvaging is inspiring.

The reason for us to check these grain elevators out is because at the Live Green Expo Dave asked us if we would like to look at the raw material and maybe come up with some items that can be developed from them. Most of the wood is being used for floors, walls, rafters, and basically other "building" items. The smaller pieces, Dave calls his "bone yard", are the remnants. David and I were like kids in a candy store. Looking at all the history in front of us. We were able to take home some pieces to play with to come up with some products. My brain has been going a thousand miles a minute with the inspiration I found at this fantastic place. Thank you so much Dave for thinking we could design something with such amazing materials. We won't let you down!