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A rufous hummingbird was attracted to a scarlet bee balm plant on Tuesday....
Whales bubble net feed in the haze near Big Creek in Frederick Sound on July 10....
A rufous hummingbird takes a break on local resident John Havrilek's porch. Havrilek believes it to be a female because he saw a darker one the day after that could be its mate...
A humpback whale breaches the surface of Frederick Sound on Saturday, July 13....
The Muskeg Maleriers donated a sign to the Petersburg School District's garden that sits next to the high school track. Founded in 1974, the group tries to make one donation a year. The members spent about a week and a half painting the aluminum sign, which comes just in time for the summer garden program that will begin later this month. According to garden coordinator Chris Sargent, the produce grown in the garden is used by the school cafeteria. Back row from left to right: Rhoda Gilbert,...
Tuesday, July 2nd...
The Clausen Memorial Museum has a collection of prehistoric stone tools on display that were found on Mitkof and Kupreanof islands. The collection includes t-shaped mauls, hand mauls, and adzes. Some pieces were donated to the Alaska State Museum and then once Petersburg established its own museum a long term loan between the Clausen Memorial Museum and the State Museum was established, allowing us to share these artifacts with the community and our visitors....
A Robin feeding her offspring who remain nestbound....
Gunnar Franklin Lee Seale was born on July 1 in Ketchikan to Rosa and Sam Seale. He weighed 8 lbs, 2 oz, and was 20 3/4 inches long....
Britton Erickson marches in the Fourth of July parade holding up one of the famous rocks for the Festive Family Rocks Your Freedom group....
July 11, 1919 Three local boys, are in jail charged with having robbed the United States Post office, the Sons of Norway store, and the Wheeler Drug and Jewelry Company store.. All of the boys have pleaded guilty to most of the charges and have been bound over to the Grand Jury at Ketchikan under heavy bonds. Most of the stolen property has been recovered by the local officers. July 7, 1944 Plans are complete for opening of the child care center on Tuesday morning, July 11. Parents must accompany children for registration. In order to accommoda...
Dan Sullivan stands between the Patterson River and the exposed rock face near the Patterson Glacier terminus. Less than 20 years ago, this location was buried in ice....
A Sitka blacktail deer runs through the water on July 2nd....
July 3rd Winners Scrapfish Derby - Alicia Kittams with a three pound flounder BBQ Wing Challenge Ages 4-8 - Thomas Slaven Ages 9-12 - Blaze Cowan Ages 13-17 - Jozef Myrick Ages 18 & Up - Andy Krause Cup Challenge - Matthew Birch Bail-A-Boat - Ellexis Tracy Survival Suit Challenge - Harley Ethelbah Herring Challenge - Ellexis Tracy Watermelon Eating Contest Ages 4-8 - Wesley Durst Ages 9-12 - LeLe Rucker Ages 13-17 - Matthew Birch Ages 18 & Up - Janine Gibbons The Arena Ages 4-8 - Zeus Damm Ages...
During the Rotary Duck Race on the Fourth of July, Soren Eddy, Cedar Littleton and Hakon Eddy (front to back) race the ducks down Excel St.....
A wild goat and a couple of her kids were seen near the LeConte Glacier on Sunday....
About 900 pounds of shells were shot during this year's Fourth of July fireworks show on Wednesday evening, according to Assistant Fire Chief Dave Berg....
July 4, 1919 On the night of July 4 at the Sons of Norway a regular vaudeville entertainment and dance will be given by H. L. Toysen and several of the local boys. A show of two hours duration is promised to be followed by a dance lasting until the early hours of the morning. The main feature is a vaudeville sketch entitled, “The Ghost in a Pawn Shop” and was produced at Camp Lewis and other places before the soldier audiences. June 30, 1944 The Press wishes to extend a hand of congratulation to Lew Williams, Wrangell editor and pos...
A group of jet skiers exits LeConte Bay this week. The group is a part of Jetski tours provided by Steven Mall with Dangerous Waters, which features excursions throughout S.E. Alaska....
The lupine were in bloom on Saturday at Baird Glacier. The purple flower can grow up to three to four feet tall....
Two arctic tern eggs were spotted on Sunday near Baird Glacier. According to the United States Forest Service, arctic terns have the farthest migration distance of any bird, traveling from pole to pole....
The sun sets on Friday as viewed from Wood Point at the entrance to Thomas Bay....
Jayne Aiken, a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 2008, successfully completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the field of Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development. She received the Dean's Outstanding Dissertation Award for her Ph.D. dissertation titled "Building a Brain: Interrogating How the α-Tubulin Gene TUBA1A Contributes to Neurodevelopment". Jayne will be continuing her work in neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania,...
Experimental Fur Farm operated from 1938-1972 In 1936, Earl N. Ohmer circulated a petition proposing the establishment of an Experimental Fur Farm Station in the Territory. Territorial Senator Henry Roden introduced legislation and the appropriation of $15,000.00, to be matched by the federal government, for the establishment of an Experiential Fur Farm, which passed in 1937. The Experimental Fur Farm on Mitkof Island was established in 1938. Dr. Leekley was the full time biologist in charge of...
