Articles from the May 2, 2013 edition
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AMHS Celebrates 50 years in Southeast
The Alaska Marine Highway System will celebrate with towns all along the Southeast for the 50 year anniversary of service to this area. The Motor... Full story
Swihart named new Police Chief
The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the recommendation of Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht and... Full story
Cunningham found guilty in 10 of 11 counrs
Seven months after the incident, Jace H. Cunningham found himself before a Petersburg jury for four days of testimony. Cunningham was charged with... Full story
A cultural canoe experience
On Tuesday afternoon a group of over 40 paddlers from Juneau, Yakutat, Sitka and Kake arrived for...
First Ferry Delivery Now Nov. 15; Terminal Bids Rejected as Over Estimate
July 13, 1962, Petersburg Press JUNEAU (Special) – The state has rejected all bids for the construction of ferry terminal facilities at Petersburg, W...
State Ferry Starts regular Run Today
Feb. 1, 1963, Petersburg Press The state ferry Malaspina was scheduled to leave Prince Rupert at...
500 Writers May Be Here April 28 On Ferry Inaugural
March 22, 1963, Petersburg Press Governor William A. Egan has announced the formal inaugural voyage of the M-V Malaspina, marking the start of...
Ferry Trials Underway; No Sailing Date Yet
Jan. 11, 1963, Petersburg Press SEATTLE (AP) – The M-V Malaspina, queen and first of Alaska’s three new ferries, moved into Puget Sound today in ano...
The 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway System
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway System, we present these pages with news reports from the archives of the...
State Ferry Malaspina Will Make First Call Here Next Wednesday
Jan. 18, 1963, Petersburg Press Alaska's first new state ferry, the MV Malaspina, will arrive in Petersburg next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock with...
Malaspina Undergoing Repairs; Due Back Tuesday
Jan. 25, 1963, Petersburg Press The Alaska State Ferry Malaspina is undergoing engine repairs in Juneau but is still expected to be back on schedule a...
Petersburg Men Help Man Ferry
Feb. 1, 1963, Petersburg Press Petersburg Press photographer, Dr. R. C. Smith, was among the many Pe...
Historical Timeline
24 Alaska becomes the 49th state and M/V Chilkat becomes the first state owned ferry 1963 The Alaska Marine highway System is founded, providing...
Taku Rock Removed from channel in Narrows
June 14, 1963, Petersburg Press Taku rock was removed from the navigation channel in Wrangell Narrows late yesterday afternoon on the high tide,...
Before and After at Petersburg Terminal
September 13, 1963, Petersburg Press Here are the photos of the Petersburg ferry terminal before...
Yesterday's News
May 3, 1913 – Sockeye Island Deserted: Some five or six miles from this town, on the North, is what is called Sockeye Island. For several years past t...
To the Editor
Thank you To the Editor: It's 4 am on Tuesday morning and like the past three mornings that my wife and I have been in Petersburg, I find myself wide...
Police reports
April 24 Kristinn Thorsteinson, 17, was issued a citation for speeding 63 mile per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone at 6.5 mile Mitkof Highway. Two...
Southland fired, Nicholls hired by TBPA
The Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met in a special meeting last Friday to discuss another...
Litster named Alaska Wildlife Trooper of the Year
Alaska Wildlife Trooper, Cody Litster was recently awarded Alaska Wildlife Trooper of the Year and...
Alaska's largest fishery gets underway in winter
Fishing industry stakeholders and federal managers in June will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf....
Sea otter population more than doubled in ten years
The sea otter population in Southeast has more than doubled over the last decade. Those are the findings of an estimate conducted by the U.S. Fish...
Grouse and ptarmigan wing and tail samples wanted
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Small Game Program is asking upland bird hunters to submit one wing and the tail of each grouse and ptarmigan...