Century-old Shoreham cottage tells story of five generations

Century-old Shoreham cottage tells story of five generations

DETROIT LAKES — For Charlie and Lisa Buck, a small lakeside cottage in Shoreham isn’t just a retreat — it’s a living timeline. For 112 years, the cottage on Lake Melissa has been a constant in the Ball-Buck family. In 1910, Dr. F.E. Ball, a Fargo dentist and native of Bar Harbor, Maine, purchased the two-story saltbox structure as a summer getaway. He added a one-story porch and moved his family of eight from Fargo. “He needed water because he g…