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Tucker Gibson and his dog Fergie enjoy an afternoon muskeg jumping after hunkering down at home....
Residents begin to fill the parking lot at Lighthouse Assembly of God for their drive in movie night on Saturday....
Two harlequin ducks stand on rocks in the waters of Wrangell Narrows on Sunday....
An abandoned flat with crab pots on it was retrieved on Friday in the Wrangell Narrows....
A gathering of ducks and birds sit offshore of the Wrangell Narrows near the bike path on S. Nordic Dr. on Sunday....
In the 1920s all local basketball games were played in the Sons of Norway Hall. For both players and spectators, "social distancing" was not an option. In 1931 the school board sought approval of a plan to fund a new gymnasium. The city council approved the plan and $7,000 for construction. Both volunteer and paid labor of $6.00 a day helped erect the building. The gym was used by the schools during the day, and local clubs and sports at night. During WWII, the rooftop was used by Territorial...
The dropping tide shows the Koknuk Flats near the middle arm of the Stikine River on Saturday....
A house at Hungry Point created an Easter game for kids for asking them how many Easter eggs they see in the yard....
Snow was still covering the peak of Crystal Mountain on Saturday....
The waters were calm in Breiland Slough last Friday....
A large iceberg washed ashore about 300 yards from Hungry Point over the weekend....
A robin stands tall on a log and looks out over the horizon near the whale observatory on Saturday....
A small forest grows on a rock formation on one of the Castle Islands....
April 16, 1920 The news brought from Seattle recently that active work will start soon on the erection of a pulp and paper plant at Thomas Bay is certainly cheering to the people of Perersburg. This will mean the first plant of this kind to be established in Alaska. After looking at the field from every standpoint, timber, supplies, water power, etc., the backershave selected the Thomas Bay site as the best in Southeastern Alaska. A pulp plant means an initial outlay of between two and five millions of dollars, according to the size of the plan...
Matt Pawuk finishes out the day in style by taking advantage of the beautiful sunset on Tuesday, complete with alpine glow on the Coast Range peaks and glassy water in the Wrangell Narrows....
April 9, 1920 Andy Anderson, the local fur buyer, reports that the trappers of the Petersburg section have enjoyed the best season in history and that some remarkable catches have been made. Several Blue Foxes have been captured on Kuiu and Kuperanoff Islands. One was caught at Kasheets Bay, one at Point Barrie, one at Saginaw Bay and one as far off as Tebenkof Bay. Mr. Anderson states that on account of the high prices for furs, this season will long be remembered by both buyers and trappers. April 6, 1945 Under Red Cross auspices is the knitt...
A bald eagle turns its back to snow copped Petersburg Mountain last Tuesday morning....
On Amelia Pilcher's second birthday, friends and family drove by holding signs and wishing her a happy birthday to maintain a social distance of six feet....
The online world has been using humor to deal with the anxiety around COVID-19. Psychologists say it's a healthy response....
Glo Wollen recently posted two news clippings from the Petersburg Weekly Report. In the notice on the left dated Nov. 8, 1918, people were advised to avoid contact with others during the Spanish Flu epidemic and not to group on the streets by Erick Ness Chairman of the Health Board. On the right was news of the first death caused by the Influenza, dated Nov. 15, 1918....
A pair of orcas were spotted in Frederick Sound on March 21....
April 9, 1920 The Board of Directors of the Petersburg Cooperative have leased the store building formerly occupied by the Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union in the Sunde Building and work will start at once making the necessary alterations to fix the place up for a store. A competent manager has been selected by the board and he’s to leave for the south on one of the first boats to secure fixtures and stock. April 6, 1945 Fred Hanford, representative from the district who introduced the successful Petersburg hospital bill into the House during the...
Seagulls take a break on an iceberg in Frederick Sound on March 21....
A gathering of deer made their way down the shore of the Wrangell Narrows last Thursday. The deer on the right appears to have a bite taken out of it....
Aiden Knudsen, left, and Mason Knudsen, along with their dog Duncan retrieve their food from the Petersburg School District on Tuesday. Deliveries were made via Stikine Services buses....
