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The Alaska Steamship Line was established in 1894, primarily for transporting passengers and fishing products to and from Alaska. Over its lifetime, the line carried everything from dog sleds to mining equipment and even cattle to the 49th state. During WWII, the government took control of the ships for the wartime effort. The logo, a modified totem pole, was designed to attract tourists. As one brochure stated in a section called Let's Talk About the Weather, Alaska has "two, not four seasons"...
May 21, 1920 Charles Schuck, the local plumber and sheet metal worker, took an involuntary trip to Juneau on the City of Seattle this week. When the Seattle was in port northbound, Schuck accompanied a friend who was going away aboard the boat. As the Seattle only had one ton of freight for Petersburg, she remained but a few minutes and when Schuck came on deck to get off the boat he found himself several miles from Petersburg, bound north. May 25, 1945 Porter Apple, fox farmer on Roberts Island, was chipping ice from a big berg near his home,...
The Little Norway Festival may have been cancelled this year, but a Viking scarecrow on Bucky Eddy's lawn kept the spirit of the festival alive this past weekend....
Jim and Teresa Stolpe set up 42 plaques along the trails between Sandy Beach Rd.and Haugen Dr. over the weekend to celebrate the Little Norway Festival. Each of the wooden plaques had a different Viking related word on one side and a stamp of a Viking head on the other....
The Elk's Lodge held a remote student of the month dinner last Thursday to acknowledge the hard work of PHS students. Top row from left to right: Kovi Kovacs, Advisor Jim Engell, Melanie Chase and Rylan Wallace. Second row from left to right: Brooklyn Dormer, Zephrie Whitethorn, DD Toyomura and Owen O'Brocta. Third row from left to right: Meghyn Parker, Stacey Eilenberger, Tristan Enriquez and Sarah Larson. Fourth row from left to right: Thomas Durkin, Lydia Martin, Brynn Lister and Adam Ware....
Last week, the Elk's Lodge held their annual student of the year dinner remotely to honor the success of Petersburg High School students. Melanie Chase, left, and Thomas Durkin, right, were chosen as this year's students of the year....
Jerry Hegar passed away May 14, 2020 at Petersburg Medical Center. An obituary will follow soon. Services to be determined.... Full story
The sun shined brightly over Petersburg and Kupreanof on Sunday....
An overhead shot of Mitkof Highway shows that Petersburg High School seniors haven't lost their spirit despite the COVID-19 pandemic. They still made their way out the road to scribe their names at the 12 mile mark of Mitkof Highway per tradition at the Big Dip. A different view of the seniors' names can be seen on a cover page....
This year's prom queen, Tatum Hagerman, and prom king, Jack Byrer, practice social distancing while posing for prom photos. The 2020 Prom Court also included Zephrie Whitethorn, Maddy Whitethorn, Nina McCay, Sawyer Bryner, Maria Pfundt, Miranda Nilsen, Thomas Durkin and Peter Kowalski....
Adam Ware Who are your parents? Will and Christy Ware Number of years in Petersburg schools? 12 What are your plans following graduation? To go to Avtech in the fall What is your favorite music genre? Country "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward" Althea Malone Who are your parents? Alan and Rikki Number of years in Petersburg schools? 18 What are your plans following graduation? To complete my general requirements at Everett Community...
This year's Petersburg High School prom court was unable to get together for a group photo, but they still received their gift baskets. Prom King Jack Byrer and Prom Queen Tatum Hagerman received crowns in their baskets informing them that they were voted prom king and queen. Top row from left to right: Zephrie Whitethorn and Maddy Whitethorn. Center row from left to right: Byrer, Hagerman and Maria Pfundt. Bottom row from left to right: Peter Kowalski, Thomas Durkin and Miranda Nilsen. Not...
Before social distancing requirements were in place, the Class of 2020 got together for a group photo. Back row from left to right: Alex Worhatch, Kianna Kivisto, Maria Pfundt, Madison Whitethorn, Nina McCay, Meghyn Parker, Tani Hansen, Heather Berkley, Miranda Nilsen, Makayla Staples and. JaKyle Williams. Middle row from left to right: Noah File, Kole Sperl, Trace Cook, Zephrie Whitethorn, Rylan Wallace, Lance Kittams, Adam Ware, Jack Byrer, Merrick Nilsen, Brayden Larson, Thomas Durkin, Noah...
May 14, 1920 A forty one and a half pound king salmon was caught in the Narrows in front of Petersburg on Wednesday. The salmon sold for eighteen and a half cents per pound and is said to be the largest ever caught in the Wrangell Narrows. May 18, 1945 The Sons and Daughters of Norway, their families and a host of friends gathered at the Sons of Norway Hall last evening to commemorate the 17th of May. With the singing of “Ja,Vi Elsker” and the “Doxology” those assembled proceeded to partake of a bounteous supper. First on the program was a f...
Tlingit halibut hooks are fashioned from two types of wood to form a "V" shape. Cedar, one of the woods used, has an odor the fish are supposedly attracted to. A carved wooden float attached with kelp, red cedar fiber or braided sinew designates where the hook lays. The carving faces the ocean floor, luring the halibut's spirit by showing respect. Traditionally, fishermen would instruct the hook to catch fish. Studies have shown the hook design spares juveniles and prolific breeders--a prime...
May 7, 1920 Fish handling facilities are to be installed on the Trading Union dock by that concern at once, according to the announcement of manager Carl E. Swanson to the Report editor. A housing engine and ice crusher will be installed and the coolers already on the dock will be put in shape for the use of the fishermen who wish to ship their fish independently or for independent fish buyers. The engine has been ordered and it is expected to have things ready for work within the next three weeks. May 14, 1945 Six girls, five of whom have been...
Early Tuesday morning, Officer Andrew Ayriss was confronted by a beaver in the middle of the road on S. Nordic Dr. near the Community Cold Storage. Not wanting the beaver to get injured on the road, Ayriss used a board to try and herd it down the nearby bank and back into the water. But instead of following Ayriss' orders, the beaver attacked the board and bit into it. The officer and the beaver went back and forth for several minutes before the beaver finally relented and got off the road,...
