Article: ALL FIRED UP CAMPFIRE LOVERS RETURN TO AN OLD FLAME WITH BACKYARD FIRE RINGS.(AT HOME)(Correction notice)

Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS STAFF WRITER

Grills are fine for cooking, but let's face it, sitting around watching the charcoal briquettes burn down isn't exactly romantic.

Yet many people miss the campfires of their youth and are finding ways to re-create that setting in their back yard. From a provincial circle of rocks on dirt to propane logs in the center of a custom-built stone base, fire rings have become a hot item for leisure living.

``When it comes to the back yard, most homeowners are looking for something a little classier than the kind of campfire found at campgrounds or on camping trips,'' said Darryl Bradt, who with his wife owns ...

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