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December 12, 1924 – Following a hunting trip near Cape Strait, Lindenberg Peninsula, last Saturday, Hans Lee froze to death from exposure after being capsized from a boat. The party, which Mr. Lee accompanied, left Petersburg early Saturday morning on the halibut powerboat Star. The party also consisted of Martin Enge, Berger Waswick and Knut Thompson, part owner of the Star with Louis Martin. They arrived at their destination about 8 a.m. and left the boat at anchor while the four went into the woods. The weather was calm and there was no h...
A seven million dollar appropriation to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation will fund an incentive program for new housing construction in 2025. This will come in the form of a $10,000 rebate paid to eligible owner-occupied homebuyers, for homes with a foundation poured on or after Jan. 2, 2025 that also meet a 5-star plus energy efficiency standard. A similar rebate program was available in the state from 2008 through 2016 when more than 3,600 energy efficient homes were built. "AHFC is...
The Cold Moon seemed to loom large and linger over the Coast Range on Dec. 15, 2024. It was a rare phenomenon called a major lunar standstill - which only takes place once every 18.6 years; the full moon rose from its farthest northernmost point on the horizon and remained visible in the sky for longer than other full moons before setting at its southernmost point on the horizon. Star gazers would also have seen Jupiter shining brightly near the moon this week as well as peak activity of the...
December 12, 1924 – Oscar Sather, of the Shields-Sather Lumber & Box Company, is figuring on plans for six cottages for rent or sale, which, if the plans materialize, will somewhat relieve the present famine in lack of houses. At the present time in Petersburg it is impossible to get either houses or apartments or any business location. The new business block being built by Andrew Wikan and John Hammer has the roof on and is nearing completion, and the entire space on both floors could have been rented a dozen times over, owing to demand. In fa...
Santa Claus and Petersburg Police Captain Randall Holmgrain share a moment — probably to review notes on who has been naughty or nice this year — during the Jingle and Mingle event hosted on Saturday at at Sandy Beach Park by Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Petersburg Police Department and the Petersburg Public Library....
American ski wear fashion was heavily influenced by immigrants from northern Europe who popularized winter outdoor sports in America. The rugged and utilitarian fashions of the Alpine Style were made of high quality woolens designed for warmth and function with pleats and classic styling. The Clausen Museum's exhibit "The Ski Hill" presents a selection of outdoor wear from the 1940s and 50s. Featured on the ski jumper is a red, white and blue handknit wool ski sweater from Norway donated by...
Adrienne and Freya Stolpe enjoy some mom and daughter time during the cold 2-mile turkey trot....
December 5, 1924 – Halibut, herring and other fishermen who make their living from the depths of the sea were unanimous in their sentiment that the Port of Prince Rupert furnishes a competitive market for halibut, at a meeting of the Petersburg Men’s Club Sunday night, at which Samuel Schoenfeld, a fact-finding member of the United States Tariff Commission was present by special invitation. Mr. Schoenfeld gave a most interesting account of the tariff work. He said, however, he was present to get information from practical fishermen in ord...
House District 2 Representative Rebecca Himschoot will be holding a Cookies and Constituents event at the Petersburg Legislative Information Office at 11B Gjoa Street on December 23 from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. She will also be available for individual appointments from December 22 through December 24. Please call 907-465-3732 to schedule an appointment....
Hundreds of folks gathered downtown Friday, Nov. 29, for this year's Petersburg Christmas Tree Lighting. Donning an array of light-up accessories and holding candles aflame, people of all ages followed Santa Claus, who rode aboard a fire truck, with many joining Nathan Lopez in caroling along the walk through the snow-covered street on Nordic Drive to reach the towering, unlit Christmas tree standing at the municipal building, thanks to Public Works. A crowd formed in the parking lot to see...
Tula Winje and Carmella Ford go chair skating on the wild ice at Falls Creek on Monday....
November 28, 1924 – Frank Cotter dropped into the Herald office when the Northwestern was in port. HE is known to the reading public by the pen name of Pat O’Connor. When we knew Frank in the Tanana he was a slim waisted athlete; a champion bike rider, a runner and a boxer and a pole vaulter. But when he walked into our office the other day he was almost corpulent and decidedly prosperous looking. Possibly globetrotting to China, Japan, Australia, Korea, Tibet, Russia and other queer places have rounded out his slim form of days gone by, or...
Rear Admiral Megan Dean, Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska, came to Petersburg on Nov. 21 to thank first responders from Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department, Petersburg Medical Center, the Troopers and the Police - presenting each with a plaque in recognition of their extraordinary response on the night of Nov. 13, 2023, when a Coast Guard helicopter crashed outside of Petersburg....
Hikers Sarah Wright, Aly Shimek, Lauren Barbour, Margaret and Olive Agner reach the Raven's Roost Cabin just as the sun sets into Kupreanof Island on Saturday afternoon....
Power and Light crew members David Mazzella, Casey Bell, August Jewell, Sam Caulum, and Kevin Hess, join forces with community member and Christmas light mastermind Matt Bryner to prepare the Petersburg Christmas tree for the town's tree lighting ceremony coming up on Friday, Nov. 29th....
November 21, 1924 – Monday evening at the Sons of Norway Hall will be held the first basketball game of the year. The Town Team, sponsored by Sol Freyd, will take on the fast coming school team, and try to teach them a few lessons of the fine points of the game they have learned through the school of hardknocks. Both teams have been practicing regularly and are fast approaching their standard. While the School Team will be somewhat lighter than their older opponents, they plan to run rings around the Town Team. It is expected that the superior...
Ashley Lohr smiles with her son Finn during last Friday's artist reception for "Color Compass" - Lohr's latest jewelry and painting solo show. The show -which is Lohr's 16th solo exhibition in Petersburg- is a celebration of the artist's dialogue with color, and how it speaks boldy in her art and leads her on her creative journey....
Muskeg Maleriers vice president Judy Forgey instructs a table of Sip & Paint participants on how to rosemal a yellow flower. Rosemaling is the Norwegian art of painting floral motifs on wood. Over 20 people gathered upstairs in Sons of Norway Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9 to paint and partake in hors d'oeuvres like cookies, muffins and meatballs, and their drink of choice....
Carol Kandoll drapes a Quilt of Valor over the shoulders of veteran Tony Vita during the 2024 Veterans Day Parade....
November 14, 1924 – There is reason to believe there may be a slumbering volcano only a few miles from Petersburg in the vicinity of La Conte glacier. Smoke has been seen issuing from there by several parties during the clear, cold weather that has prevailed during the past two weeks. Ed Preuschoff, the fox rancher, had been told about smoke having been seen but put it down to fog or mist. However on coming to town last Monday he saw a spiral column of black smoke issuing from what he took to be one of the Sisters mountains in the vicinity o...
The USS Air Quail, photographed in Petersburg, Alaska, was one of the many ships hastily built in shipyards across the country at the onset of World War II to stop German U-boats from taking their toll on Allied shipping. Part of the Splinter Fleet, a nickname given to the wooden boats used by the United States military, these boats were less expensive and faster to build than destroyers, and required smaller crews The Air Quail was built in 1942 by Mathis Yachts in Camden, New Jersey. With a...
November 7, 1924 – And still they come! Truly Captain Fryer began to wrinkle his brows in consternation when he saw the girls lined up to board the “Lillian” on Saturday morning. But the wrinkles seemed to prove resourceful, for soon there were additional life savers on board; and by 9:45 all was set and the ship headed toward Wrangell. Many had been the warnings of solicitous friends as to the “alligators and whales in the shape of bad weather,” which the weather man would likely station between here and Wrangell. Perhaps the weatherma...
In costume as inflatable unicorns for the night, Erin Kandoll and her daughter Harlow dance to halloween-themed music as trick-or-treaters in Severson's Subdivision check out a fake dummy in the back of the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department EMS ambulance on October 31....
Emergency Medical Technician class is underway at the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department....
