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November 2008 Our Golden Eagle Log home is absolutely beautiful. Dwight and Mary Klein gave us great customer service and guided us through all the planning and building. If we had questions they had the answers or the sources to answer them promptly and thoroughly. Dwight and Mary assured us Golden Eagle Log Homes were of high quality and they were not mistaken. Every aspect of our log home has been more beautiful and grandiose that we ever expected. Thank you Dwight and Mary! Judy & Keith T.

September 16, 2008 Dear Mike, It has now been over a year since our Eagle Log Home was completed by your crew.  As you know this was a labor of love for me, my daughter Angela Brock and her husband John Brock.  We had worked many months with our primary contact Margaret Coffen and other members of your “crew” including your valuable input. We all worked together, with input from my wife Meg, to plan a barrier free facility that would meet the needs of her disabilities.  The interaction and suggestions from Jeff Heeg and the rest of the staff at Golden Eagle Log Homes was very helpful.  They were great with suggestions but let us make our own decisions. Meg came to the construction site at least once a month during the 2006-07 winter.  She got to see the completion of just about everything except the hardwood and tile floors.  We were all saddened by her death just before completion, but know she felt good about the construction progress she was able to view.  I will always remember how your foreman Ron and crew made sure Meg could see everything possible.  They even picked her up, wheelchair and all, and took her to the loft for the lovely view. Did everything turn out “scratch free” and perfect?  No.  Were we satisfied and proud of the final results?  You bet!  We have been fortunate to have a lot of visitors since completion, both during the summers and winter.  All were very complimentary of the workmanship evident in the construction. Mike, I compliment you, your staff, and crew on a job well done.  When we first met we discussed the importance of a company’s follow-up on problems.  Your staff is to be complimented!  There has not been one issue to which they have not given immediate attention.  It was a pleasure! Sincerely, John K. Garrett

June 9, 2008 Jeff, I can say that both Ellen and I enjoyed working with you and the Golden Eagle team. You were always very good at answering our questions thoroughly and promptly, getting us in touch with others at Golden Eagle when necessary and generally making the experience enjoyable. I have gone through the house building experience before and I know first hand how difficult it can be at times. Our experience with Golden Eagle and Barker Bros. construction was outstanding and we could not be happier with the home we have as a result. Regards, Jim Chwala

June 2008 Dear Future Log Home Builder: Before endeavoring to build a log home,I traveled the entire Midwest interviewing and questioning every log home builder I could find. Then I went to home shows in three states and questioned them all again. They all have a product, they all have answers to your different questions, and they all assure you they can build you the home you are looking for. I felt after all the search that Golden Eagle were the right people for the job. They had all the right answers and a showroom and a process that made it easy. I drew my own plan...on a back of a napkin no less...and the folks at Golden Eagle produced a plan...showed me...what in a few areas, might work better...without even bruising my ego...and then gave me the names of three builders in the area where I wanted to build, that they were confident could do the job. My home as of this writing is 98 percent finished and I could not be happier. It is excellent. And no hassles along the way. Even my builder told me he thought they were so easy to work with and the product was always on time and better then he expected. He had built 4 or 5 for Golden Eagle homes before he got to mine. Long and short, I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. YOU OUGHT TO USE ALL MY HOMEWORK AND TRAVEL TIME AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION ALSO. I did not get a dime for this testimonial. I just know how hard it is to filter thru all the crud...and I have done some building myself in Milwaukee. Sincerely, Mickey B. Ripp

Dear Sir or Madam, I have been appraising real estate since 1973 and I have been casually searching for a log cabin company for years. I would like to compliment you on your honesty in the pricing area. Over the years, I have spoken to numerous individuals who contracted log house construction companies. The experiences related to me were almost always the same: the end cost went past the point of startling them: they were absolutely amazed at the end cost. They, of course, claim they had been misled. As a professional real estate person, I couldn't sympathize with them too much because I feel people should set aside their emotions and do some basic research. Still, I am aware of the All American way of luring people into signing a contract. Your page is the most straight forward pricing guide I've ever seen. Because of this, I felt compelled to write you. Sincerely yours, Dennis S. Double, SRPA

From: Paul & Patricia Cook To: Smokey Ashbeck, Golden Eagle Log Homes Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Subject: Thank you! Hi Smokey! Well, you helped our 17 year dream finally come true! We have been in our Golden Eagle log cabin for three months. We absolutely love it! The quality of the home is outstanding. Every detail has been well thought out. Smokey, you worked wonderfully with both our builder and with us. Our builder highly complimented the service you had provided during the building process. I never thought building a home could be this simple! I wish you and your company much success! You are truly a pleasure to work with and excellent at what you do! Warmest Regards, Paul & Patricia Cook Huntingdon, PA

To: Golden Eagle Log Homes Sales Department From: Antoni Fuja & Barbara Tabis-Fuja Sent: January 8, 2007 I am writing to you today to thank you for a job well done on our new log home in Wisconsin. This accomplishment, however, could not have been made possible without our contractor headed by Chad Oczachowski of Lakeview Log Homes, who was recommended to us by Patti Urban, one of your sales associates. Chad and his men are a crew who truly find pride in their trade, a trait often hard to come by today. Chad and his crew executed the building of our new home in textbook fashion, completing all tasks in a time efficient manner and with stunning results. We will continue recommending Golden Eagle Log Homes, as well as Chad, in the area. In this new year and many more to come, I hope that your sales associates will keep Chad and his company on the "radar screen" for future jobs as he and his crew do a magnificent job. Sincerely, Antoni Fuja & Barbara Tabis-Fuja

An E-mail from a dealer working with a Golden Eagle Log Homes customer. Smokey, I wanted to share this with you. I get all the good vibes from the customer, but we both know that especially your work up there for me as well as everyone else’s work up there make it easy for me and make me look good! When he talks about Kurt the builder, he is talking about Lang’s builder. His name is Kurt too. Have a good one. Kurt Hi Kurt, I just wanted to let you know we got the railings to finish the walk. Kurt ‘the builder’ as you said was very nice and even put them up close to the road for Wendy and her dad to get. Sorry we didn’t have time to shoot out to the show in Omaha. I’m now building a small shed for the horse so I hope you had a good show. I need to stay a step ahead of Wendy since a Happy Wife makes a Happy Home. Please keep us in mind if you can when you have other shows close by since we like to look at that stuff. Also, you can always use us as references or if you want to bring a potential customer out to see the place. I’m not trying to beat a dead horse here but you helped make our dream very easy. Take care Kurt and have a good summer. Dan

August 17, 2006 Golden Eagle Log Homes With Special attention to Jay & Tod Parmeter 4421 Plover Road Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Dear Golden Eagle Family, Our Golden Eagle Log Home is so awesome - we just had to write and tell you about it! Scott has always dreamed of living in a log home. Two years ago, with a plan to leave California and become full time Wisconsin residents, he started sketching an original design home plan for our newly acquired property near Castle Rock Lake. We submitted the design, but alas, the building plan came in too high for our budget. It is because of your excellent customer service and commitment to clients that set Golden Eagle apart from other builders we interviewed. So we didn't give up! We searched through Golden Eagle plans and found possibilites in the "Rocky Mountain." With the exclusion of the 2nd floor, the plan was very close to our design and some features were more than we imagined. Your staff has been easy to work with, taking the time and patience to show us all the options, redesigning this floor plan to meet our dream. Our salesman, Tim Helgren was available to answer questions and made it easy to solve issues when they occasionally appeared. Jamie Lindemood was such a complement to the overall project and her ideas made such a difference. Putting it all together from a thought, to paper, to the roughing in, to picking out colors and designs, and finally to the finished project - we are very proud of our new home. We have been so pleased with our "Golden Eagle Experience." We thought it would be difficult to manage this building plan because we lived in California, over 2000 miles away, and needed to rely on a trusted and reliable builder. Your recommendation to use Creative Builders, Inc., working with Mike Horak and his staff was most excellent! They were professional, innovative, and timely efficient people. Their constant communications kept us informed along the way, with regular progress reports whenever a question arose. Both Golden Eagle Log Homes and Creative Builders have truly TEAMED UP and delivered our home in a fashion to be proud of for years to come. We LOVE the reactions from our friends and family, and even the craftsmen who spent time creating our home. They are usually in awe and Golden Eagle's name has been spoken in a truly pleasant and professional manner. Today and in the future, we hope that you'll consider us as one of your best recommendation resources. It is our goal, and we would be thrilled, to be on your scheduled Tour of Homes. Thanks to you , our "Dream Home" has come true. Scott & Cheryl Schreiber New Lisbon, Wisconsin 53950

January 24, 2002 Golden Eagle Log Homes 4421 Plover Rd. Wis. Rapids, Wi 54494-6826 Attn: Tod Parmeter Dear Tod: Today we passed the final inspection of our Golden Eagle Log Home. Move in will be this weekend. Both Bernie and I want you to know how much we appreciate the professional way this project was handled. The quality of the products allowed us to build our dream house without a lot of upgrades. Your materials were top quality and delivered on time. Your personal interest in the planning of this house made it fun to develop and the outcome speaks for itself. As you know we spent two years before we started this house and visited a lot of log homes. We went with Golden Eagle for quality, great working relationship and cost. If someone asked me for the most important reason it is that your package is the most complete package in the market. You supplied everything for the house including door hardware, plumbing fixtures etc. This made the job easy. Thanks again for the job you have done and feel free to have potential customers give us a call. Very truly yours, Russ & Bernie Schert

From: Mark Hobler To: Tim Helgren Golden Eagle Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: Log Home Tim: Jan and I would like to express to you and the entire Golden Eagle crew about how happy we are with the way our home turned out. Inside and outside everything is just beautiful. The quality of materials used is excellent. The Crestline windows are well constructed and the grids give it that true log home look. The prefinished trim and doors are glass smooth and just the color we wanted. Plus they are better than we could have done ourselves. Tim, you were extremely helpful throughout the whole process and got back to us quickly when we did call. Adrian in the design center was always there too to give us an answer in regards to the kitchen and bath or our lighting needs. John Batzer was our first contact and he helped ease us into the log home building process. He suggested the layaway plan and that was perfect for our needs. This all started in October of 2000 at the Log Home show in Milwaukee as we were leaving the show. We happened to pass the Golden Eagle booth and talked to John. The booth wasn't in the best location for traffic, but I'm sure glad we stopped as John gave us a brochure, we then visited your factory and model several months later, signed a contract and the rest is history. Its been a long process but well worth it. When anyone asks about our home, I always mention that Golden Eagle was the log home company we chose and why. We found out that your prices and service can't be beat by anyone. Thanks again. Mark & Jan Hobler

An E-mail from a dealer working with a Golden Eagle Log Homes customer. Subject: Customers email I've been e-mailing back and forth with, a customer of mine (Dave. Endicott) They are on layaway for '04 but are now trying to speed it up for the end of this coming Summer. I've been helping him out by answering his lending questions and things like that and thought I'd forward you his 1 last email. Here's, what he wrote: Sounds great! Thanks for the info and your time. We are very impressed with You and Golden Eagle. There is no doubt we have made the right choice. Dave Endicott

An E-mail from a customer. From: Michael A. Kilian Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 Subject: Golden Eagle Log Home I wanted to take a moment and give a sincere thank you to Golden Eagle Log Homes for designing a beautiful custom log home for us on Lake Camelot in Wisconsin. This was a unique situation for my wife and I, as we live in Illinois, and had to rely on John Batzer of Golden Eagle, and Art Bottensek, of Bluffview Construction to make design decisions and changes with their own experience and expertise. We would trust John and Art to build another home for us in the future. Please feel free to utilize us as references, as well as show pictures of our home. Sincerely, Mike and Beth Kilian

Letter on March 2, 2003, from customer Gary and Jean Baert, to Coffen Construction, Inc., of Minocqua, WI Dear Robin, We want to thank you for all the hard work you did building our home. It is absolutely beautiful. From the beginning you and your company were very professional and helpful in aiding us to be able to build this home. The home turned out better than we ever imagined. It looks like it was always been there and fits the lot perfectly. Everything you told us you would do, you did, and more. You and your employees worked extra hard so we could enjoy our home for our vacation in July and August. Your employees were very polite and hard working. You were there to make sure everything was running smoothly and we appreciate that since we were 5 hours away. You returned our phone calls and answered all our questions immediately, which was very important to us because we were not on-site much of the time. We have received many compliments on our home and would not hesitate to recommend you and your company. Coffen Construction did a wonderful job from start to finish. Even after our home was complete, when our house was struck by lightening, you again were there to oversee that everything was fixed. Thank you for all your hard work. Sincerely, Gary and Jean Baert

Letter on February 18, 2003, from customer Carol and Lee Kosmen, to Coffen Construction, Inc., of Minocqua, Wi. Dear Mike, Robin, Kathy and the crew, Now that our dream log home is completed, I wanted to take a few moments to express our exuberant happiness in selecting and working with Coffen Construction in making this dream come true for us. Kathy, Robin, yourself and your crew made an extraordinary effort to insure that everything was just the way we had envisioned it would be. You made it possible for us to feel that we were an important part of the construction process and made every effort to accommodate our wishes at every turn. This unique approach is what sold us forever on Coffen Construction and we will continue to recommend Coffen Construction to anyone that requires new construction or remodeling work to completed professionally while being cost effective. We feel that the craftsmanship and attention to detail that Coffen Construction provided equates to real long term value to us, the home owner. Coffen Construction is "Simply the Best", and really is "Better than the Rest", absolutely. Thank you for everything and I hope the completion of our home is just the beginning of a long term, beneficial business relationship for us with Coffen Construction. Sincerely, Carlo and Lee Kosmen

Knits To You Custom Knitting Phyllis Naumann October 23, 2003 Mr. Jay Parmeter Golden Eagle Log Homes 4421 Plover Road Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Dear Jay, We are enclosing the pictures of our beautiful Golden Eagle Log Home that I promised you. We are enjoying it tremendously, and thank you, John, your staff, and Coffen Construction for all you did. Thank you, too, for your order for knit caps. It looks like I will be making them when we get to Arizona. You should have them by the 1st of December or before. Yours truly Paul and Phyllis Naumann

For years I envisioned living in a log home, but I really didn't think this would ever happen. Golden Eagle Log Homes made this dream come true. I researched many different log home companies, and Golden Eagle Log Homes was far and away the best value for the price. It seems like other log home companies believe that they can charge you "extra" because your building a log home, but that isn't true with Golden Eagle. I found the staff at Golden Eagle to be friendly, responsive, and "family" like. They made the building experience enjoyable, despite the stress of building a new home. I would like to thank all of them for their help, especially Jay Parmeter. Please feel free to include my thoughts to others building a Golden Eagle log home. Thanks. Sincerely, Doug Immerfall

March 7, 2003 Golden Eagle Log Homes 4421 Plover Road Wisconsin Rapids, WI. 54494 Dear Jay and Todd Parmeter; It was the year 2002 when my girlfriend and myself decided on going ahead with our “Dream”, building a Log Home. It all started when Karen, my fiancée began doing research of Log Homes companies some 4 years ago. After subscribing to numerous magazines with many articles, stories, and advertisements she went ahead and signed us up on a tour of homes with Golden Eagle Log Homes in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin in 1999. After attending the tour and visiting with the employees and owners of some of the homes and several of their customers as well, we became very excited and impresses with all that we had seen that day. Over the next few years we visited several other log home companies using the information we gathered from Golden Eagle for comparison. After comparing configurations and what other companies had to offer, we kept returning to our favorite layout and what Golden Eagle had. We chose the "Eagle Point" plan and made a few of our own modifications. From our very first visit with our sales rep Robert, through the whole process they make everything so easy for us. Nothing was a problem for Golden Eagle. We also chose to do all the contracting ourselves which was an experience to say the least! I must say we were blessed through the whole process, we had the best salesperson, the best company to work with and the best builder, Winsand-Brenner of Eau Claire Wisconsin. We welcome anyone to call us or stop by if you're in the Chippewa Valley to see our home and why we are so proud to say "We have a Golden Eagle Log Home." Sincerely, Tom Salter and Karen Liedl Cadott, Wisconsin 54757

Well in 11 months we've gone from signing a contract to moving into our Golden Eagle Log Home. To say that we are excited and overjoyed is an understatement. Our home looks awesome! To be sure there were some bumps in the road, but they were expected and overcame with your help and the help of all your crew... Both John and you, Jay, were very helpful and understanding in dealing with our changes. We appreciate all that you both did in getting us in our home in 120 days. Sincerely, Paul Washam

We just wanted to express our thanks for all of your help in building our new log home at Lake Arrowhead. Marion and I have enjoyed the experience (which isn't always the case when building) and we are very happy with how the home turned out. Everyone who has seen it is impressed with the quality and design. We know we made many changes throughout the process to get what we wanted in our dream home and you all responded so well to each question or request. We feel like we know you all as friends now and hope to continue to see you from time to time. Please stop out at the house and see our current progress at any time as we finish the details and start the landscaping. Once again, thanks. Tom and Marion Heinze

Thank you for your every effort to take care of our needs. Your response was fantastic to our many demands. As this was a new venture for us, we bought our first home as a completed "spec" house, building this "new" home was an experience I never had, or anticipated, and I probably created many obstacles to overcome, but, all seems "minor" now, particularly due to your assistance. My thoughts of appreciation and thankfulness are extended to you and all of your employees. I definitely met many very nice people in this venture at Golden Eagle. Thank you for everything, Art Pahnke

I just wanted you to know how pleased we have been with Golden Eagle and especially your cooperation and information. We are getting married in September and were going to "settle for" a manufactured home on our property until we could afford to build our log home. We always said to one another "someday". Well NOW is that someday and I can't believe it is really happening!! We had met with several log home dealers in our area and they were so negative in telling us we couldn't really afford a log home, not to mention how pushy they were to get an answer from us right then and there!! In searching websites, we found yours and we were very pleased with what we saw! Our experience dealing with you has been wonderful and you are always prompt in answering any questions we may have! Although we are on an extremely tight budget and our "Lake View" log home will be small, it will be cozy and a "dream first-time home"! Thank you so much Tod for helping up and working so well at such a far distance. We really appreciate you and your dedication to the company! Shelby McCartney

I built my cabin in 1997 with the help of Golden Eagle Building Center. My home is a variation of the Eagle 2 Deluxe, and I must say that I couldn't be more pleased with the finished product. The folks at Golden Eagle helped me through every portion of the building process, answering questions whenever I had them. I invite you for a tour of the finished product - there's always something new going on. Pete Davini

The cabin is done! Thanks John, for all of your extra efforts! The cabin is beautiful! Judy and Joe Flashing

Thank you for the beautiful home. Larry and I are very happy and appreciate all the hard work from Golden Eagle and R. P. Construction. Thanks again, Pam and Larry Littel

I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how happy Barb and I are with our new home. The experience we've had cannot be more satisfying. We have had the privilege of seeing our home built from the ground up. This home was our dream and we were on hand to see our dream come true. The service and personal attention that you paid to us cannot be overstated. We sit in the great room during the winter with a fire going and we realize how good we have it. The construction and quality that have gone into this home would be hard to match. Three months after the completion of our home, the contractor called to ask what problems we were experiencing so that they could be addressed. The only problem we had was a somewhat noisy ceiling fan. He contacted you, you sent a de-hummer via special delivery and the problem was solved. You people sell, deliver (on time always), service, and follow through on your product. If I were to build another log home it would certainly have a Golden Eagle logo on it. Thank you so much for the service and personal attention you have provided us in achieving our dream. Bob & Barb Robinson

Dear Jay, We have finally moved into our home. The great room and kitchen, guest bedroom, and bath are done. We still have a lot of work ahead of us; the loft and downstairs family room, utility, and mudroom. But we have all winter. We enjoyed working with you and Golden Eagle Log Homes and would certainly endorse your products. I thought you might like to see these pictures -and will have more of the inside. You are welcome to come see us anytime you are in the area. Thanks again for all your help Jay, Sincerely, Beverly Johnson

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