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A red sunset over Petersburg Mountain reflects in the calm waters of South Harbor on Tuesday night....
June 27, 1924 – The cannery of P.E. Harris at Scow Bay ran through 800 salmon Monday. This was the second salmon to be canned this season around Petersburg. The Mountain Packing Company was the first, having run through 86 cases last Saturday. The trollers have been making big hauls. Otto Sutter of the Fidalgo Packing Company, who was in town recently, reported that the big run in the Copper River district near Cordova was of short duration. The Petersburg packing Company canned fish Thursday. The Kingsmill Brought the fish from Colpoys and Eag...
Siblings Kylie, Elizabeth and Duncan Goodridge (left to right) took advantage of some sunshine to help decorate the recently repainted wall in front of Daniel Christensen's house at 111 South Nordic Drive. This is the second time Christensen has invited Petersburg residents to help create a mural. The idea came to him when he painted the wall during quarantine and thought it would be a nice opportunity for families to get outside with their kids to do something fun. He asks that artists use...
This pack board, consisting of a wooden frame and a canvas body, was owned by Petersburg fisherman Per Sather Senior. Originally from Norway, Sather owned the fishing vessels Gjoa and Zarembo. The pack board's label reads, "Trapper Nelson's Indian Pack Boards." The was designed by Lloyd F. Nelson and manufactured by the Traeger Manufacturing Company in Monroe, Washington. While working in Alaska in the 1920s, Nelson set out on a hike into the woods with an old Inuit backpack made of sticks and...
During the week of summer solstice the rising sun silhouettes Devil’s Thumb. This golden light was captured in the very early morning of June 18....
June 20, 1924 – Earl Ohmer has received from Delegate Sutherland a copy of the treaty and law for the closed halibut season. The following is underlined by the Delegate for special consideration: “The Nationals and inhabitants are the fishing vessels and the boats of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, and respectively are hereby prohibited from fishing for halibut, both in the Territorial waters and in the high seas of the western coasts of the United States, including the Bering Sea, and the Dominion of Canada, from the 16th day...
The Sons of Norway Hall is a popular destination for summer visitors to Petersburg. This juvenile moose - a rare sight in town - checked it out as well while strolling the low tide on Wed. morning....
Clausen Museum is set to unveil their inaugural summer-themed exhibit called "Summertime Fun," on Mon., June 25. "It's basically how people in Petersburg enjoy the summer over the years," Director of Clausen Memorial Museum Maureen Floyd said. The summer exhibit will include artifacts such as an old ice cream maker, wedding dress, fishing rod, an old backpack and more. In addition, the exhibit will include historic photos and articles of people having fun during the summer in Petersburg. Floyd...
June 13, 1924 – With the Reverend John Flint absent, Sunday broke clear and beautiful and the long deferred picnic of the Lutheran Church Sunday School was held at Sandy Beach. Several power boats, one of them a tow, were taxed to their capacity to take and bring home the crowd. The day was ideal. The older folks lunched and watched the youngsters play games. Several braved the waters and enjoyed bathing and swimming. Sandy Beach is all its name implies. It is a beautiful crescent-shaped cove about three miles from Petersburg, where a lodge b...
Picture identification: Three unidentified children share a moment on First Street, circa 1920. Descendants of Peter and Paula Jorgenson recently traveled to Petersburg Alaska to hand deliver their family collection of photographs to the Clausen Museum. The donation of 565 black and white photographs featuring local scenes and town folk spans the years from 1901 to 1930. Most of the photos were taken by Paula Jorgenson, an avid photographer who had a developing, printing and enlarging business...
Last week, the Petersburg Arts Council presented a concert by the extraordinairy troubadour R.O. Shapiro. The audience in the Holy Cross House - some of whom were noticeably moved to tears by the songwriting - heard mostly new songs by the soulful Americana artist, with a few old favorites in the setlist, too. Shapiro, currently based out of California, has performed in Petersburg several times previously, though not since before the pandemic. He continues to grow an supportive fanbase, and...
Boaters sightseeing at LeConte Glacier last weekend were surprised to see a bear riding an iceberg in LeConte Bay....
May 30, 1924 – E.J. McKechnie, one of the U.S. Forest Service stationed at Petersburg, says that four miles will be added to the road at Farragut Bay this year. He hopes to have his equipment and men ready around June 5 so that work can then be started. The roadway now begins at the Wallace Homestead and runs toward the river. More settlers are moving into the Farragut Bay section. Mr. McGregor is prospecting along the river and there is a chance that paying mines may be added to the resources of the district. June 3, 1949 – At the May 26t...
In a story published on May 30, the Pilot incorrectly listed Jason McCormick’s job title as “PMC Finance Director.” His current position at PMC is CFO.... Full story
"It's good to see you, our relatives," Will Ware -hít s'aatí for the Freshwater Mark Sockeye house of the T'akdeintaan clan, Raven moiety, Tlingit tribe- exclaims to the line of canoes full of people from several tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. "Come to the shore, and let's share in some water..." On Wednesday night, nearly 100 people gather at the drive down dock to welcome canoes with over 70 pullers and crew arriving in Séet Ká Kwáan (Petersburg) during a six-day journey to June...
May 30, 1924 – A Good Suggestion. Dear Editor: Will you kindly pass this suggestion along to the ladies of your city while it will do the most good? Whilst we know conditions in hotel accommodations are not conducive to stop-overs for tourists, I would like to respectfully suggest that you form a Tourist Welcome Committee to meet all steamships, to welcome and meet all visitors and people coming to Petersburg. I know such a committee would be valuable to your town, aiding your businessmen by giving the visitor a cordial handshake, a friendly g...
On a rainy morning at Petersburg Cemetery, a gathering sings along with Matthew Peters as he plays guitar and vocals for "America the Beautiful" during a Memorial Day service on May 27....
Harbormaster Glo Wollen (right) watches assembly member Scott Newman (left), Mayor Mark Jensen (middle), and Alaska District Lieutenant Commander Virginia Brickner cut through a longline at the crane dock of South Harbor on May 19 during a ribbon cutting ceremony between the Petersburg Borough and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the completion of the multi-year South Harbor Dredge Project. The Project deepened and widened the South Harbor basin back to original design depths to...
Iona Ward, left, and Beverly Richardson took home some of the many tomato starts being given away last Saturday when board members of The Market in Petersburg hosted their third annual Plant Share in front of the Salty Pantry. Board member Deb Hurley explained, "So many gardeners have extra starts and we'd like to foster a gardening community that shares seeds, starts and knowledge about what works well in our unique climate." This summer The Market will introduce a new 'Community Share Table'...
This ship in a bottle was created by Petersburg fisherman Ole Sjursen as a gift to the Norberg family when their eldest daughter Alice was born in 1913. Inside the bottle is the depiction of a barque anchored in front of a village of red roofed houses. Printed on the bow of the barque is the name Alice. 'Impossible bottles,' a traditional form of maritime art, were popular gifts during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were commonly whittled by sailors as an enjoyable way to pass...
Three Petersburg students graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks during its 102nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. Tristan Enriquez graduated Magna Cum Laude with an Associate of Arts, General Program, degree; Holli Flint earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration; and Rikki McKay graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Child Developement & Family Studies....
May 23, 1924 – The first Fordson tractor for Farragut Bay for J.O. Wallace pioneer rancher there, arrived this week from the outside. Mr. Wallace took the first horse to Farragut Bay two years ago and the animal has grazed its own livelihood the past two winters. Farragut Bay is similar to many other bays and inlets in Southeastern Alaska, with marsh, meadow and tidelands at the head, consisting of rich soil and which will someday support a considerable farming population alone. Several ranchers have located there. The Forest Service has b...
