Mr. Murphy estimates that with a 2,000-square-foot log-home kit and the interior finishing of the Bobcaygeon home, expect to pay between $300,000 and $400,000, excluding the cost of the land.

The opportunity is growing for home builders in Petersburg to use locally milled Tongass timber in their new building ...

Dear Jack: There are many new log home kits with almost any styling you can imagine, even contemporary. The average do-it-yourselfer can probably do much of the construction on a traditional log home.