Building in the Brainerd Lakes -- DispatchCast Episode 018

One company's materials are new. The other relies on those created in centuries past.

In another Progress Edition episode of the DispatchCast, reporters Spenser Bickett and Chelsey Perkins bring the stories of Big Wood Timber Frames near Brainerd and Esser Construction of Merrifield. Dave LePage of Big Wood shares his passion for antique lumber and reclaimed metal with Perkins, while the unassuming Esser gets talked up by those who've experienced his work firsthand.

For more, read Time-honored timber: Antique lumber finds new life at Big Wood and From the ground up: Esser Construction excels at homebuilding.

Host/Co-producer: Chelsey Perkins

Contributor/Co-producer: Spenser Bickett