And you think your backyard stinks. An urban archeologist has refurbished the 19th-century outhouse that came with his Hoyt Street house, and now he’s hoping to transform the primitive bathroom into a ...

Outhouses can be about more than just … you know. “I thought it would be fun to build an outhouse that was almost a piece of sculpture,” said John Sylvestre, a remodeler who is renovating his lake ...

CORRALES, N.M. – At a time when life could be harsh in the American Southwest, outhouses served more than one important role. They provided structure, protected water resources and created important ...

Teresa Minard%27s interest in outhouses led to lectures on everyday rural history Those under 50 in rural America are generally unfamiliar with outhouse culture Modern plastic porta-potties are ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - What does a man do when he's bought land but isn't ready to build his dream house? Bobby Moeller built his dream cabin, complete with a rustic kitchen, roomy attic, rocking-chair ...

SELDOVIA -- The bow of the packraft wiggled gently back and forth as we paddled back home across the bay. Behind it, a yellow packraft trailer wiggled as well, weighed down with a backpack full of ...