About Yellowstone Log Homes

Nestled in the quiet Snake River Plain, about ninety miles south of Yellowstone National Park and eighty miles southwest of Jackson Hole Wyoming, and the Grand Tetons, lies the Yellowstone Log Homes office, and large distribution facility. Yellowstone Log Homes is owned and operated by a strong and close family. The company takes great pride in it's customers who have helped build the organization into a nationally recognized name for top notch quality, selection, and distribution.

Yellowstone Log Homes History

First Log Job, Spencer Idaho 1936

Yellowstone Log Homes traces it’s roots back to 1935 when Lewis Youngstrom started building sawmills and machinery for the wood working industry.

In 1949 Lewis Youngstrom started a sawmill and logging operation in Spencer, Idaho. Although from the early years the sawmill was cutting some house logs, it’s main product was lumber, which was shipped throughout the intermountain west. By the mid 1950’s the business had been moved to Dubois, Idaho and was looking for a new challenge.

Lewis Youngstrom, 1945

Spencer Mill, 1952

In 1962, the first machined house logs were produced. This type of log with it’s superior fit and finish, would forever change the business. Youngstrom Lumber would become Youngstrom Log Homes.

In 1976 Lewis was preparing to retire so he asked his son’s Lynn and David what they wanted to do when he stepped down. The answer was to continue to make Log Homes! They knew the business and had made many contributions over the years. Yellowstone Log Homes was then started in Rigby, Idaho. Lewis never did retire, but as he put it, "got re-treaded". Lewis continued a very active life of inventing machinery and making house logs until his death in 1987. At this time all assets were purchased by Yellowstone Log Homes.

Yellowstone Log Homes Staff, And Owners

In the new millennium, we are still doing what we always have, while embracing future innovations, providing quality logs, and log home products for you our customers. Thank you for making our roots grow into one of the largest trees in the woods! Yellowstone Log Homes employs 120+ people at the plant in Rigby, Idaho.