The vapor barrier is lumber tarps from a business that usually pays to dispose of them. The windows came from an acquaintance ...

BISMARCK – Any fish house left unoccupied on North Dakota waters must be made of materials that allow it to float, the Game and Fish Department said. In addition, fish houses do not require a license.

The building’s story goes back to 1865, when it first opened as the Richmond Inn in the little fishing village just off Lake Erie. It had a hotel upstairs and a sailor’s saloon below. When the tides ...