And the contract goes to . . .

Viking Lumber.

Hoooooray!

It’s wonderful to witness in this day and age a Prince of Wales Island sawmill win the Big Thorne stewardship contract. The mill has survived the industry’s ups and downs, and with a continuing supply of timber, will continue to process logs in southern Southeast Alaska.

The sale is designed to provide timber as soon as possible to the mill. The initial small volume of timber will be followed by two smaller volumes to be announced later.

This contract should help to secure the mill’s survival as the U.S. Forest Service and the i...