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A skunk cabbage was seen in full bloom in the muskeg near the Nature Boardwalk Trail....
Friday & Saturday May 2nd & 3rd...
A salty-backed gull takes a rest in town Friday morning. The gulls are usually found farther north in the interior around Nome....
On Sunday, a porcupine climbed to the top of a tree near Cabin Creek reservoir to nibble on tree bark....
Raiden Luis Hendrikus Wagemaker was born to Brandon and Maria Wagemaker on April 1, 2020. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long....
Sandhill cranes fly over Bear Claw Mountain on April 30....
The family of Pete Erickson Jr. wave to him as he travels northbound onboard his tugboat near Hungry Point. Erickson's father, Delbert (Pete) Erickson, passed away on March 16 due to COVID-19 in Washington. Pete also contracted the virus and spent six weeks recovering, according to his wife Kris Erickson in an email to the Pilot. Sunday was his first time back in Petersburg, but he was unable to leave the boat, not even to hug his mother, said Kris. The community got together to wave to him and...
A banner hangs on the Stolpe residence at Hungry Point showing the family's appreciation to essential workers in town....
Two crows steal a kiss in the Wrangell Narrows Friday morning....
A deer enjoys a breakfast of grass on Sunday morning....
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....
