Week of July 30, 2026
Week of July 30, 2026
June 25, 1926 – R.P. Savage, prominent Chicago publisher, who arrived Fairbanks recently after a trip down the Yukon, believes Alaska is the scenic wonderland of the world. “Alaskans don’t realize the wonders and vastness they see every day,” said Mr. Savage. “It far surpasses in scenic grandeur Switzerland, which derives a good part of its income from tourism. The time is not far distant when Alaska will receive a large share of the travel which is now directed to less attractive places.” Mr. Savage, with five other men, came...
Thursday July 30, the cast of the high school play "Dracula" will head to Europe. They will first stop in London for a few days first and take a Shakespeare performance class at the historic Globe Theater. Then, they will perform their Dracula four times, Aug 7-11, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Fringe Fest is renowned as the world's largest performing arts festival. It runs from August 7-31 and sold 2.6 million tickets last year. The local cast will be Petersburg's first-ever...
A seasonal exhibit on Alaska's history of canned salmon is on display now at the Clausen Memorial Museum. It showcases historical can labels and recipes that were used to market salmon to the Lower 48 states. "[The exhibit is] all about beautiful labels and the little recipe cards that came along with them, and how canned salmon as a product was marketed to the rest of the country that did not have salmon," Museum Director Sarah Pederson said. "In the 30's and 40's...they launched this great...
After a few hours, a volunteer group freed a humpback whale that was entangled in a gillnet near Petersburg around 6:30 p.m. A humpback whale was entangled in a gillnet in the Wrangell Narrows near Petersburg. A local response team on the water said the whale is likely two years old and was first spotted yesterday in Frederick Sound, with the net attached to its fluke. The nonprofit Petersburg Marine Mammal Center worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate a... Full story
Saturday morning, bike racers began peddling the 24 mile course in Petersburg's first annual "Trekkin' Through the Tongass" bike race. 10 total participants raced through the Forest Service roads, five solo riders and one team. Petersburg Parks and Rec, Emergency Medical Services, Forest Service personnel, and friends and family of the racers came together to make the event a morning well spent. "I just couldn't be happier as an organizer. And then I was really pleased," Scott Burt, who...
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone whose actions saved our son Tausani’s life. We are forever grateful to the swift actions of Trevor McKay, Mike Doyle, Brent Birchell and Mark Severson of the F/V Odin and neighboring boats for their quick mobilization in initiating rescue services and engaging the U.S. Coast Guard. So many things went right after he went overboard, starting with Tausani’s own actions underwater and the incredible skill and herculean effort taken by Trevor to retrieve him and never let go, for Mark...
Just as mosquitos, outdoor barbecues and sometimes even sunshine and warm skies return every summer in Alaska, and just as king salmon used to return in abundance and many Lower 48 relatives visit in too much abundance, Alaska experiences a special summer event in election years: The return of the dividend-promising political candidate. More persistent than swarms of malicious mosquitos and nasty no-see-ums, the PFD pledges are immune to citronella candles, aerosol sprays or mesh nets to cover your face. They spread on social media at a...
July 22 – A driver on S Nordic Dr. was issued a warning for an inoperable headlight. There was a report of lost property. There was a report of two individuals, one a juvenile, operating unlicensed 4-wheelers on North Nordic Dr. and Sandy Beach Rd. The responding officer was unable to locate them. Officers responded to a reported disturbance on Hungerford Hill Rd. but were unable to locate it. An officer conducted a welfare check on S 2nd St. An officer observed a broken garbage receptacle on Sing Lee Alley and notified Public Works (PPW)...
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