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Ray Troll was in Petersburg last week for the annual Rainforest Festival and gave a presentation on his newest book, "Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric." Karen from New York, left, eagerly watches as Troll signs a copy of his book for her....
In 2010 the Clausen Memorial Museum hired a geologist to help identify a portion of uncategorized geological specimens from the Reid Rock Collection. Starting in the 1950s until his death in 2005 Glenn Reid. Sr., collected precious metals, rocks and mineral specimens from Alaska, the lower 48 and abroad. Pieces from this collection are on display at Petersburg's Elementary, Middle and High schools as well as at Mountain View Manor. Even with these additional displays many of the pieces from the...
Saturday, September 7...
The Icicle boats Dream Maid and Barbara pulling up nets in Crawfish late August....
Petersburg Indian Association's shuttle for its paratransit service for seniors and those with disabilities has been completed. The vehicle wrap was designed by Janine Gibbons and features an eagle, a raven and two totem poles....
Sept 5, 1919 The Bank of Petersburg has received the following notice. The increasing practice of importing large quantities of Canadian silver by speculators, which they put into circulation in this city and for which they receive U. S. money, which is taken to Canada and sold at a premium, has reached such an extent that the Clearing House Association has found it necessary to impose a discount of 10 per cent, on all Canadian silver. September 1, 1944 At the Monday noon luncheon meeting of the Petersburg Rotary Club, the garden committee...
Women, 29 years old and under, with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services on a sliding scale at the Petersburg Public Health Center’s Woman’s Health Clinic, Sept. 16 - Sept. 19. The clinic will offer exams and reproductive health services, as well as STD testing. All services will be provided by a nurse practitioner with Public Health Nursing, the Alaska Division of Public Health. Appointments are required. Fees for services will be based on a sliding scale. No one will be refused service if una...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours on Saturday, September 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Salty Pantry and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Glacier Express. No appointment necessary —just stop by....
For the second consecutive year, Angele (McDonald) Jones had one of her works accepted for the Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition. This year she was awarded First Honorable Mention for her painting, "Cycle of Death and Rebirth," which is featured above. The exhibition runs through Sept. 4 at 2 Friends Gallery, located at 341 E. Benson Blvd. in Anchorage. Angele graduated from Petersburg High School in 2008 and now makes her home in Anchorage....
Monday, August 26... Full story
Sheep Horn Spoons The Tlingit fashion spoons for utilitarian uses, such as the ones pictured here, as well as ornate and intricately carved spoons and ladles that are used for ceremonial purposes. Both utilitarian and ceremonial spoons require a high level of skill and intimate knowledge of the medium being manipulated. These spoons are made from the horns of sheep harvested in the Stikine River area. Towards the end of the 19th century steamships began to bring more outsiders to Alaska. This...
Sunday, August 25th... Full story
After a two hour hike to the first lookout on Raven's Roost Trail, low-lying clouds cleared for about 15 minutes....
LeConte Bay as viewed from along a ridge on the north side of the bay. LeConte Glacier is seen at the left of the photo and snow capped peaks and snowfields in the background that extend into British Columbia....
August 22, 1919 On last Saturday afternoon, the local committee which was investigating to find evidence of profiteering among the local merchants met and reported that they could find no evidence of anything in that line in Petersburg. In fact, some things were selling here cheaper than in Seattle. It was found that rents were not unreasonable, that coal was selling for $16 per ton when actual costs to the merchant delivered to the home was $14.78 per ton, and meats and staple groceries were all found reasonable. August 18, 1944 For...
The Coast Range was visible from Frenchy Ridge last Sunday. Frenchy Ridge is the perfect spot to pick cranberries and low bush blueberries in the late summer and fall. Amy Anderson can be seen in the background harvesting low bush blueberries....
Beth Flor stands with two of her paintings at a retrospective solo art show at the Clausen Memorial Museum on Friday that featured works spanning the course of 45 years. The two paintings were done in a time in her career when she began using larger brushes and a different kind of canvas that doesn't expand and contract like traditional canvases. The top painting, called Summer Meadow, was completed in 2010 and the bottom painting, June Meadow, was done in 2002. Flor said both paintings show...
An approximately 65-foot tall European Mountain Ash tree fell in a windstorm on Sunday, Aug. 18 in Steve and Desi Burrell's front yard at 802 N. Nordic Dr. Desi was in her living room on her computer when the tree came crashing down just after 10 A.M., narrowly missing her home. Only a second story window was damaged by the tree. Desi said the United States Forest Service took a core sample of the tree last year and found that it was over 88 years old and in good condition. Steve was back in...
A fawn enjoys its breakfast along the beach on Friday morning....
A view as seen from the summit of Devil's Thumb. See story on page 9....
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School class lists To register a new student, please stop by the office at 303 Dolphin Street by August 23. Bring current vaccination record and birth certificate (legible copy ok). Students currently enrolled do not need to register. Supply lists can be found online at www.pcsd.us. Elementary students attend 8:15-2:45 Monday-Thursday, and 8:15-1:45 on Fridays. Kindergarten attends 8:15-11:15 for the first week, then stay until 1:30 every day If you have questions,...
August 15, 1919 Mayor P. Jorgensen has received copies of the Petersburg Bonding Bill. The bill provides that the Town shall have the power to issue bonds in the sum of $75,000 for the purposes of constructing a school house and a municipal power and light plant. It provides that a special election shall be held to determine the wishes of the people on the question that the bonds shall be for 20 years, bearing interest, and that $50,000 shall be used for the power plant and $25,000 for the school house. August 11, 1944 Although everyone is...
In a dramatic case of overkill, a California company sent Marj Oines a lithium drill-driver battery measuring no more than 3-inches by 4-inches, boxed and shrink wrapped to a wooden pallet that was four times the size of the shipping box. Even though it was shipped on Alaska Marine Lines, a warning label advised the battery was "forbidden for transport aboard aircraft."...
This wooden pulley block was found one mile north of the survivor's camp at China Cove on Coronation Island. The wrecking of the Star of Bengal on the southern shore of Coronation Island is considered one of the Northwest Coast's worst maritime disasters. She departed Fort Wrangell in September of 1908 with 50,000 cases of salted salmon, a crew of 36 and 110 cannery workers on board. One of the survivors wrote this of that harrowing morning, "A wave threw me onto a large rock and the next one wa...
Two humpback whales surface simultaneously on Saturday evening in waters near Five Fingers in Frederick Sound....
