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ST. PAUL, Minn.

May 24, 2013 4:00 AM

Photos: Family cabin getaway for four generations

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Muir/Marshall cabin — The Muir/Marshall cabin and Highland Lake. The cabin was built by Bill Muir. Muir took his last trip to the cabin in 1985. He died in his beloved wilderness getaway that summer.
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Memorial Day weekend upon us and many Minnesotans are heading north on clogged highways to summer cabins. With the long winter and late ice-out on many lakes, for some this could be the first visit since last fall. One family opened up the cabin that's provided a summer retreat to four generations.

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Guard on duty — Not every lake cabin is guarded by an attack cat. There was no cat in residence when the family opened the cabin earlier this month.
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Muir/Marshall cabin — The Muir/Marshall cabin and Highland Lake. The cabin was built by Bill Muir. Muir took his last trip to the cabin in 1985. He died in his beloved wilderness getaway that summer.
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Generations — In a scene representing three generations at the lake cabin, the descendents of cabin founder Bill Muir display coverage of Muir spanning several years in national and regional publications. Muir, who had gone blind before Highland Lake cabin was built, supervised the building by checking the construction by feel. Pictured are, from left, Muir's daughter, Peggy Marshall, Muir's grandson, Bill Marshall, and Marshall's spouse, Katelyn Dokken.
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