Bill Ingram's Lakeside Retreat

Architect Bill Ingram’s lakeside dwelling was made by hand, piece by piece, with comfort, friends, and refined details in mind

Antoine Bootz, story by Julie Cole Miller, produced by Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

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The Gracious Host

Ever the gracious host, Ingram may speak about the particulars of his lake house, yet one senses he’s really talking about its people―those who constructed it, stay in it, or cruise by on their motorboats with a friendly wave and a chipper hello.

“It’s not just a getaway; I think of it as my house,” he says. “I’m comfortable here, and for my friends―it’s their house too.”