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December 11, 1925 – The fishing industry continues to be the most important in the Territory. The value of its products, which aggregated $38,584,837 – an increase of about 4% over 1923, the expansion being chiefly in the herring fisheries. Labor finds its greatest source of employment in the fisheries. Owing to the seasonal nature of the employment furnished by the salmon and herring industries, the building of a permanent population has been retarded. This has not only been a detriment to the Territory but has been a burden on both ind...
December 11, 1925 – Petersburg’s Miss Laddie Kyle, who is in Seward gathering data for a novel she is publishing, received a substantial check and a good contract from an Eastern magazine for pen drawings illustrating scenes around Seward. As a magazine illustrator Miss Kyle has few superiors, her work being of a high order, and eagerly sought by some of the Eastern magazines. Shortly, Miss Kyle will leave for Anchorage where she will spend a month looking over local color, and making pen and ink sketches of scenery in the vicinity. Her new...
People's Choice appetizer award • 1st Place: Carolyn Kvernvik Smoked/Cured Seafood • 2nd Place: Sig Mathisen • 1st Place: Helmer Olson Pickled Seafood • 2nd Place: Kurt Kvernvik • 1st Place: Glo Wollen with Sigrid and Arne Smoked Salmon • 2nd Place: Sig Mathisen • 1st Place: Steve Burrell Pickled Herring (main event) • 2nd Place: Sig Mathisen's Erik the Red • 1st Place: Sig Mathisen's Traditional Pickled Herring...
December 4, 1925 – “Kinney,” who worked on a pile driver, as a diver and on other other tasks around Petersburg, was given 90 days in jail by the Wrangell Marshal. Kinney left here as a stowaway on the Rogers. He was discovered in the Wrangell Narrows and given a chance to work his passage to Ketchikan. It is said that he had some booze and entered the room of John Iverson, a well known logger of Petersburg, and finally got into a fight with Iverson and beat him up something fierce. He was turned over to the town marshall of Wrangell by the C...
December 4, 1925 – Governor George A. Parks, who passed through on the Watson from Ketchikan to Juneau, told Petersburg residents that one of the very largest government dredges would be employed in the work of dredging the Narrows here. It will be of the self-dumping type and will scoop up the gravel and sand and then empty it in deep water. Colonel Steese is now in Washington D.C. to look after the appropriation. Major L.E. Oliver is now in Seattle to arrange for the dredge. Work will start in the spring. Delegate Dan Sutherland, who a...
The Moose Lodge hosted a free burger and potato salad dinner for federal workers and their families on Wednesday, November 19. About 41 people attended the event. Callie Bell and Ellie Hagar prepared the potato salad, Duane Bell cooked the burgers, while Sue Short prepared them. Hammer and Wikan donated the ingredients, and Maureen Floyd and Terry Falter assisted Sue Short with serving....
Ashley Lohr enjoys the fun as Ruth Johnson contemplates where to place a piece of art for a visitor participation installation at the opening of Ashley's annual art exhibition at the Clausen Museum....
November 20, 1925 – Alaska’s Governor is standing squarely with the Territory in opposition to the plan of postal authorities to ship Alaska mail from Seattle as freight. At the risk of incurring the displeasure of the administration to which he is answerable for his acts, the Governor has addressed a protest to the Washington authorities, vigorously opposing the proposed change and defending the right of Alaskans to a continuance of the present excellent service. He scarcely could have done more had he been elected by the people. The Gov...
November 13, 1925 – Harry J. Raymond, pioneer Juneauite and for many years engaged in the grocery business there, has purchased the Warm Springs Bay (Baranof Post Office) property from Doty and a health and pleasure resort. The Warm Springs Bay hot springs are said to be among the best on the coast. Warm Springs Bay is situated on Baranof Island and is a perfectly landlocked harbor. One of the prettiest fresh water lakes in the country lies just back from the bay and its outlet flows into the bay, terminating with a beautiful waterfall. Mr. Ray...
In December 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II. In communities along the west coast of the U.S., including the Territory of Alaska, precautions were taken to protect the country from foreign invasion and sabotage. In Petersburg, anyone needing to access the waterfront – fisherman, seafood processors, fuel dock workers, steamship passengers, etc. – was required to carry a photo identification card issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Clausen Museum col...
November 6, 1925 – The motor-ship Boxer was in Port Wednesday with four hundred reindeer carcasses on board, some of which were sold to the local markets. The Boxer, with its Eskimo crew, is on its way south from the Point Barrow district. It has a 300-HP Atlas diesel and is commanded by Captain Whitlan. The passengers on board were Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Andrews and six school teachers from Wainwright, in the Arctic Circle. November 3, 1950 – Despite the fact that digging started when the season was almost over, about 1,000 pounds of false hel...
Just nine days after a successful spinal surgery, Brynnleigh Hudson joined with Rachel Hudson and Joshua Schmeling to transform into an adorable trio of Halloween pirates last Friday, complete with a rolling pirate ship to help haul their heaps of trick-or-treating candy....
