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Photo by Nor-Son Custom Builders Photo by Nor-Son Custom Builders Top trends in cabins for 2019 Photo by Hy-Tec Construction Photo by Nor-Son Custom Builders BY RACHEL M. ANDERSON, CONTRIBUTING WRITER W hen the time comes to plan their next family vacation, a lot of Twin Cities residents will be heading up north to the cabin. According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue, there are an estimated 135,000 non-commercial seasonal recreation properties in the state. Photo by Nor-Son Custom Builders 8 destinationupnorth.com In one of her Good Question segments on WCCO TV last summer, reporter Heather Brown discovered the majority of the cabins in the state are in Cass County, which is home to Leech Lake; Crow Wing County, where Brainerd, Cross Lake and Breezy Point are; and Otter Tail County, which is just South of Detroit Lakes.