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An Adult Spin On A Childhood Favorite: The Tree House

When you hear “tree house,” you may picture kids perched in a tall oak, inside a patchwork fort of crudely nailed together construction scraps — maybe a rope ladder dangling from the trap door.

Well, a new cottage industry has emerged, putting a grown-up spin on this childhood refuge.

From Here & Now Contributors Network, Brian Bull of WCPN has the story.

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  • Brian Bull, reporter and producer for WCPN in Cleveland, Ohio.

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A guest looks out from one of the treehouses at Mohican Cabins in Glenmont, Ohio. (Lisa Brice via WCPN)
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A guest looks out from one of the treehouses at Mohican Cabins in Glenmont, Ohio. (Lisa Brice via WCPN)

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