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The Anne, built in the Netherlands and registered in the Cayman Islands, anchored off Hungry Point Monday before heading down the Wrangell Narrows....
Fireweed was blooming on Friday at Dry Bay, located north of Thomas Bay. Fireweed is known for its purplish pink color....
Brad Taylor and his crew aboard the Silver Spur enjoying their time on the water....
July 29, 1921 A petition has been prepared and will be forwarded to the Surveyor General of the Territory as soon as signed asking that a tract of land located between the Standard Oil and Turn Point be subdivided and platted as a townsite to be known as West Petersburg. If the petition is granted the lots will be surveyed and the property holders will secure title to their holdings which have become extremely valuable within the last few years. The tract is located on Wrangell Narrows about one mile from the center of town and is connected...
Baird Glacier's large glacial outwash could be seen last Sunday. People can no longer climb onto Baird Glacier from the terminal moraine as flooding has broken up the terminus. Small rafts must be used to paddle across the lake to access the ice fields....
These handmade moccasins are made of buckskin, with delicate blue beading of forget-me-not flowers and the letters "PHS". They were donated to the Museum by Karen Garst. While the Museum records speculate that they may have been used by the high school drill team, it is more likely they were the pair given to Miss Evans of the high school for her efforts in keeping the Student Body accounts in the black, back in April, 1946. Moccasins were presented to Miss Evans by Student Body President Roy...
During low tide at Scenery Cove Creek the beach is covered with seaweed and the meadows are full of wildflowers during summertime. Bainbridge Peak and Treble Peak are in the background....
Beth and Allen Richards announce the engagement of their daughter Lynsey to Nathan Carey. He is the son of Carol and Esteban Barela. The couple plan to marry August 23 in Anchorage, Alaska....
Baird Glacier's large glacial outwash could be seen on Sunday, consisting of ice, gravel, and sand. The outwash supports plant and animal life in the ecosystem according to the United States Forest Service. People can no longer climb onto Baird Glacier from the terminal moraine as flooding has broken up the terminus. Small rafts must be used to paddle across the lake to access the ice fields...
July 22, 1921 The coal famine, which has been in force in Petersburg since almost the first week of the steamer strike, was broken last week when the freighter Redondo arrived from the south and unloaded several hundred tons of Nananimo coal for local dealers. The delivery cars of the Trading Union and Hogue & Tveten have been kept busy since that time delivering the stack of coal orders which have been piling up. Practically every business house and residence in the city were entirely out of coal but fortunately the weather has been extremely...
July 15, 1921 Buschmann’s first addition to Petersburg will be placed on the market within the next few weeks, according to John Thormadsater who is in charge of the land. H. P. Crowthert, civil engineer, arrived from Ketchikan on a recent boat and is in charge of the platting of the land which will be laid off into lots and blocks. The lots will be 50x100 feet and the streets will be of the same width as the present streets in town which they will be a continuation of. The land being platted is located on the Buschmann homestead south of town...
The Clausen Memorial Museum is a Rasmuson Art Acquisition Fund Grant recipient to purchase David Beebe’s acrylic panel mount of “LeConte Ice Fall.” The image depicts gull feeding in close proximity to ice fall from the glacier; and presents an opportunity for the museum to talk about the importance of glacier ice to the local climate, as well as to the development and growth of the community. Six museums statewide were included in this current round of awards. The Clausen Memorial Museum has a number of art works in its collection that have...
Susan Erickson was unable to hold onto her title of womens' logrolling champion. This year Anna Early (a summer worker with the Forest Service) rolled Erickson into the water and became the new womens' champion....
As the visiting yacht "3C" was settling onto the grid in the south boat harbor Saturday afternoon, the vessel tipped over as the tide was going out. The harbor crew responded and used lift bags to stabilize the vessel....
The Jessie Jean sat aground on Kupreanof Island on Tuesday awaiting assistance from the Darcy which will tow the vessel to the haul out ramp for a trip to the baler facility for disposal. The 38-foot old wood troller is not in operable condition according to the harbor office....
The fireworks on July 3 as seen from the top of Raven's Roost at about 11:45 p.m. To the right are trails of light from a barge coming into the Narrows and another one from a seine or crab boat headed out to sea....
Shirley Yip drives the Mountain View Manor van during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
Brian Richards, center, and Fax Christensen, perform an improvised song about peace at the request of Mike Schwartz, left, during the Moving Music Concert series on Sat., June 26....
Art Hammer, born in 1921, celebrates his 100th birthday Wed., July 7 at the Sons of Norway Hall. In the front row, Art sits with his wife, Jeannine, and family, (back row) his granddaughter Kelsey Hammer, daughter Myrl Hammer, daughter Terry Hammer, Kathi Hammer and, great granddaughter Isabelle Hammer,...
"The fun guys of OBI" Ed Volk and Jeff Randrup throwing Icicle hats to the crowd during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
Alice Neidiffer graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Political Science degree on May 6....
The 4th of July fireworks lit up the sky on the evening of July 3 in Petersburg....
Rising water on the Stikine River approached the entry stairs to Shakes Slough A-frame cabin on Sunday afternoon when the river level was at 26.4 feet. The river level stabilized at 26.8 feet on June 30....
