If you’ve been to Big Springs to feed the fish, you have seen the cute little cabin that sits on the east side of the spring. It was built by John Sack around the turn of the last century and is almost one of the icons of Island Park.
Sack was a cabinet and furniture maker who was one of the early settlers of Island Park. His cabin has been preserved just as it was in the good old days and is now a museum of sorts for that time period. Sack, being a vertically challenged individual (4′ 11″,) built everything to fit himself, so the cabin is almost like a doll house (with a manly feel, of course.) The house looks like Sack just walked out this morning, leaving it exactly as it was.
If you would like to step back 100 years in time, turn east at Macks Inn on the Big Springs Road and come between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. any day. There is no charge to tour the cabin but be aware that it is donations from visitors that keeps the project going, so please be generous. In case you’re wondering (like I always am) photography IS allowed, so please bring your camera, but remember to be courteous to other visitors when it comes to using your flash (if you can take your photos without a flash, that’s even better.)
See you there!
