It’s not REALLY about the cabin.
The cabin is located just to the west of Canyon Park Road, not at the end of the road but an end of the road (some old maps show the canyon road extending to the north, probably merging with Evans Quarry Road). Originally the cabin was used just in “season” and was designed as a park ranger station.
When you enter the original cabin area one of the things you’ll notice is the inscription over the fireplace, it states By Nature All Men Are Brothers. The rest of the fireplace is constructed of stone that is native to the park. These stones have been arranged symmetrically and some hold fossils. The oak floor in the same room was milled from trees on the property. The logs in the original cabin area where manufactured and delivered from Door County, Wisconsin. The logs have been milled with a concave edge and tongue and groove, so they are tight and sit properly. There is a sample sitting on the mantel. Check it out.
But why is the cabin here? Just take a look around. There are giant white pines, spectacular cliffs, 15 or twenty springs, a pond (dam; circa 1933) and a little cave. All of these features combine to make the park a destination in itself. You can take a walk on the Loop and down through the canyon and back in about an hour. We recommend it!
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By Nature All Men Are Brothers.
These words have meant something to me all my life. My time spent at Canyon Park as a child/teenager visiting my grandfather, W.W.(Pat) Woerpel,my grandmother Mary, and later my Grandfather’s second wife Beth, will be forever etched in my mind. I am so pleased that his property continues to host and delight visitors. I have vivid memories of hiking the trails, spending what seemed like hours in the swing suspended from the large white pine near the driveway,(it was great to push off from the massive trunk with your feet and swirl around!) playing horseshoes, sitting in the sun- smelling the pines at Pine Point, picking watercress by the stream, and making the rounds with Grandpa in his old truck as he maintained the camp sites. I could go on and on, as I write these words the memories come rushing back - and sweet memories they are.
I wish everyone who visits this special place to leave feeling a little closer to nature, and to one another, Grandpa would like that.