Experience profound beauty, vibrant history, and total luxury in absolute privacy. Perfect for anniversaries and honeymoons!

Luxury adult, accommodations in an intimate setting. Two miles of private hiking trails on site. Smoke free.

Special Introductory Rate (available for a limited time): $175 per night (double occupancy) with a 2 night minimum. See Specials.

Unique Opportunity to experience secluded luxury in an exquisitely restored 1863 log cabin.

• Two stories tall (rare original!)
• Grand front porch (34 feet long)
• Chef’s Kitchen (30’ x 12’), with all-new top-of-the-line appliances:
  • Gas range and oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerator with ice maker
  • Microwave
  • All utensils
• Brand-new Royal Spa outdoor hot tub (count the stars!)
• Two massive White cedar beds with Sealy Posturepedic “firm” mattresses and 100% cotton, 400-thread count sheets
• Two White cedar futons for additional couples or singles
• Two designer baths with oversized showers
• Central heating and A.C. (the latest in eco-friendly technology)
• Hand-made furnishings:
  • Windsor chairs
  • Amish cherry hutch table
  • Hand-forged hinges and handles
  • Amish-crafted plank flooring
• State-of-the art Entertainment Center (sans TV reception or land-line—but equipped with a weather-radio to check on outdoor conditions, AM/FM radio with Ipod compatible CD player, and DVD/VCR player)

A Big Log Cabin in the Clouds stands alone in total seclusion and privacy on 120 acres of managed woodland habitat and restored tall-grass prairie. The property is fifteen minutes from French Lick Resort Casino in the heart of the Patoka Lake area. More than two miles of private hiking trails are available. Birding and wildlife viewing are excellent. We frequently see Bald eagles and are located on the migration route for thousands of Sandhill cranes that pass overhead each spring and fall. Several nice golf courses are also a short drive away, and golf packages are available.

The spectacular Southern Indiana landscape is reminiscent of the Great Smoky Mountains. Nothing spoils your view—you can see for miles and miles….

The cabin itself is a richly historic log structure. Originally built in 1863, from virgin timber already 150 years old, it was probably a tavern-trading post. We salvaged it from the original location in Southern Indiana near Lincoln’s boyhood home. We’d love to say that “Lincoln slept here,” but he probably didn’t. Nevertheless, it is larger than the cabin built by Abe’s carpenter father, Thomas, but hewn from similar timbers. The restoration has been carefully conducted to preserve the cabin’s rare and authentic architectural features as well as to incorporate the best of creature comforts.

Prepare a sumptuous meal in the huge open kitchen—a favored natural hangout for conversation and camaraderie with friends.

After dinner, you can enjoy the reclining sofa or Amish rockers in the sitting room and listen to your favorite music or watch your favorite movies on the Sony home entertainment center. No telephone will disturb you, but you can check the weather on the weather radio and if necessary, take refuge in the wine cellar.

A campfire circle made from massive, local sandstone is coming soon. As always, we will provide an ample supply of seasoned firewood.

CABIN HISTORY

To determine the approximate date of construction we took a cross-section of one of the original logs and sent that to Professor Darrin Rubino at Hanover College. Darrin is a scientist who studies dendrochronology. Dendro (Greek for tree) and chronology (the study of time) ties together weather patterns with tree growth ring patterns. Darrin has studied tree ring samples and correlated weather patterns from all over the globe.

Darrin's research has determined that the logs in this structure were harvested in 1863, 144 years ago, during the third year of the American Civil War. Even more amazing is the seedling date of the trees which were harvested to form these logs. Darrin says the seedling date, or date when these trees began growing, was 1710. The logs in this historic structure are now 297 years old. This was before most European exploration and immigration and from a time period when only Native Americans ruled. We hope that our guests can feel the reverence of history which exudes from these logs.

As one looks at the inside of the front door they will see the hand-forged iron cleats on either side of the door which resemble giant staples. These iron cleats are the originals. These were placed so that a large bolt of wood could bar the door to thwart attacks by intruders. Hence the term, "Katy, Bar the Door!".

The original cabin stood just ten miles east of what was Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in Spencer County, Indiana. When looking at the history of Spencer County in 1863, located just a few miles north of the Ohio River, one sees that the population was very concerned about invasion by the Confederacy or by Confederate raiders such as General John Hunt Morgan. Another element of unrest was the large number of Southern sympathizers in Southern Indiana during the Civil War.

Please call 812 936-3000 with any questions and to make your reservations. No online reservations are accepted.