First cruise ship of the season docks in Petersburg

A group of Gortex-clad visitors step out of the chilly spring rain on Friday afternoon and enter the Clausen Memorial Museum. From the window of the museum a ship is visible in the distance, tied up at Petersburg's drive-down dock. It's the National Geographic Sea Lion, operated by Lindblad Expeditions, and they are the first cruise ship of the year to visit Petersburg.

As some passengers browse through downtown shops, others cross the Wrangell Narrows in one of the cruise ship's zodiacs, or inflatable skiffs.

Standing on the drive down dock, the Captain Chris Holt watches passengers being ass...

 
 

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