Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP One Commerce Plaza Albany, New York 12260 August 15, 2005 VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: 	Jennifer R. Hardy, Legal Branch Chief Edward M. Kelly, Senior Counsel Re: Lincoln Logs Ltd. (the "Company") Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the "Proxy Statement") Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (the "Transaction Statement") File Nos. 0-12172 and 5-37488 Dear Ms. Hardy and Mr. Kelly: A Definitive Proxy Statement and an amendment to the Transaction Statement in connection with, among other things, (i) a proposed reverse stock split in the Company's outstanding shares of common stock (the "Reverse Split"), (ii) a corresponding repurchase of all fractional interests created by the Reverse Split, and (iii) the subsequent deregistration of the Company's shares if the Company has less than 300 shareholders of record after the Reverse Split are being filed concurrently herewith. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at 518.487.7673. Very truly yours, /s/ Patricia A. Franchini Patricia A. Franchini Enclosures cc: John D. Shepherd Benjamin A. Shepherd Leslie M. Apple, Esq.