Posted on 11/05/2021 8:50:33 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
GREANEY, Minn. — Beryl Novak bought 40 acres of forest here in 1966 for $700, eventually moved an old one-room shack to the site for a deer hunting cabin and then liked it so much he moved in for good.
That was 1977. He hasn’t lived anyplace else since. He hasn’t slept in any other bed, not a single night away, since May 1993.
“I’m kind of a homebody,” Novak said.
Novak, 71, shot his first deer at age 10, in 1960, hunting alone. He still has the paper hunting license and aluminum buck tag pressed between pages in a photo album. Since then, Novak figures he’s shot 75 deer in these woods northwest of Cook.
Through his military service, he would come home on leave scheduled around hunting seasons.
There's a gas range for cooking, a bed in the corner and a small TV that gets three stations over the airwaves. “Why would you need any more than that? Everything on TV is all so damned depressing anyway,” Novak said.
Novak formally “retired” in 1995, meaning that’s the point he stopped trying to earn a living and focused on the living part.
“It doesn’t cost much to live up here. I get by pretty cheap,” he said.
His last car broke down in 2005 and he hasn’t driven one since
“I’ve been social distancing out here for 20 years,” he said.
He hasn’t shaved or had a haircut since 2001,
“If people would read what Thoreau wrote in the 1800s it might help them today,” Novak said. “Simplify your life. That’s what I’ve done. … People out there working to make more money are just chasing their tails.”
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“Beryl Novak bought 40 acres of forest here in 1966 for $700.”
A sound purchase. I wish I owned a chunk of land like this.
“Beryl Novak bought 40 acres of forest here in 1966 for $700.”
A sound purchase. I wish I owned a chunk of land like this.
“It’s a pigsty”
Actually, I’ve NEVER seen a neater wood pile.
More or less halfway between Hibbing and International Falls.
Not the end of the Earth, but you can see the end of the Earth from there...
I DID notice front porch was neat as a pin...but if you are going to allow pics inside...wouldn’t ya want to pick up a little BIT?
I DID notice front porch was neat as a pin...but if you are going to allow pics inside...wouldn’t ya want to pick up a little BIT?
He’s doing a mighty fine job by my standards. My assessment doesn’t count however cuz I have a vacuum-equipped wifee. She has a mower too.
Take it slow their pard.
their = there. Time for Mr. Pillow.
Pretty nice cabin if you ask me. Good for him
Pretty nice cabin if you ask me. Good for him
He reminds me of Richard L. Proenneke. I respect, admire, and support fellow men who see how truly sick our society has become, and try to keep away from it as best as possible.
Think of Obi Wan Kenobi from the 1977 Star Wars Film.
Same principle.
Some men just get fed up with the stupid crap, and move far away from it.
A happy man for whom I’m happy...but some snarky interior decorators.
Sweet.
Something tells me that when the $h!t hits the fan in this country this guy will do just fine.
Something tells me that when the $h!t hits the fan in this country this guy will do just fine.
Getting 4 posts with the same time stamp is a record AFAIK.
Congratulations. [Switch point bounce can be FUN!]
His gunz looked to be in good order.....
If it were just me and had the means, I would live in a similar but neater fashion.
Most of modern society I don’t want.
If it were just me and had the means, I would live in a similar but neater fashion.
Most of modern society I don’t want.
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