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A busy 1918 On July 4, 1918, the world was still engaged in the battles of WW1. The "Spanish Flu" pandemic had affected one-fifth of the world's population. The time zones and Daylight Savings Time were established by the US Congress. Locally, First Class steamship tickets to Seattle were advertised at $21.50; and the Bank of Petersburg boasted having a whopping $15,000 in capital. In Scow Bay, Doyhof was officially declared a post office, though one without a regular schedule. And in downtown...
A cow moose pauses in the middle of Papke's Landing Rd. after grazing on Jenny Annett's lawn on the morning of June 18. The moose made its way towards Mitkof Highway after a truck drove down the road....
June 24, 1921 In the United States district court the jury in the case of Dr. George F. Dickinson against the Town of Petersburg brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff asked for $1,857 plus 8 percent interest for professional services rendered to the people of Petersburg during the epidemic of smallpox at the town in the fall and winter of 1919. June 21, 1946 The Civilian Conservation Corps buildings at Twin Creek are to be sold to the highest bidder, it was announced this week by the local Forest Service office. Started in...
Lt. Michael Gagen stands before the United States Coast Cutter Blue Shark on Saturday, June 19. The vessel was in Petersburg for about three days where it stopped on its way north to Juneau to refuel and give its 11-person crew some time ashore. Gagen said every summer the USGC sends three 87 foot Coast Guard cutters from Puget Sound through the Inside Passage to assist Coast Guard units stationed in Alaska with a surge in operations. Gagen, commanding officer of the cutter, said the vessel...
Erin Pfundt and Joshua Thynes were named to the Provost’s Honor Roll at Whitworth University. Jeffrey Erickson graduated with a Master of Science degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in Spring 2021....
Calm waters and slightly cloudy skies bordered Greens Camp on June 18....
Purple lupines were in bloom along Snake Ridge Road this past weekend....
June 17, 1921 R.L. Clifton, for the past three years principal of the Valdez Schools has been offered the position as principal and teacher of the High School by the Petersburg School Board. The offer was made on the recommendation of Territorial Superintendent Henderson. Mr. Clifton’s credentials were received by the board on the Watson and they at once wired offering Mr. Clifton the position. He has been at Valdez for three years but this year desires to make a change on account of friction between himself and the school board there. Mr. C...
Motor Pool Department employees lifted up a Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department truck on Wednesday while training with their new column vehicle lift. The lift was purchased for $54,952.47 in March....
A porcupine picks at a bush on June 9 near Frenchy Creek Rd....
The Journal of Agnes Johnson Steberg Agnes Johnson Steberg taught in Petersburg around 1914. In 1916, she married and moved to town, living here until 1922. In 1915 she took a month-long steamship tour around Southeast Alaska. Agnes was a teacher at heart, keeping a journal of camping in places like Portage and Thomas Bays, and visiting Wrangell, Metlakatla, and Petersburg. The journal begins: "Those who know you not, oh Northland, Who have never seen your beauty, Deem you desolate and lonely...
A rainbow stretched over Scenery Cove in Thomas Bay on June 5....
June 10, 1921 Last Sunday between 130 and 150 people from town enjoyed the hospitality of the Petersburg Moose at a big picnic held at Sandy Beach. The gas boats started running at an early morning hour, and until late in the afternoon were kept busy. Coffee and lemonade were served by the Moose, the picnickers furnishing their own luncheon. Babies played in the sand and sun, older kids paddled in the water, and still older kids played catch and baseball until the shower which occurred late in the afternoon put a stop to the fun. Those who...
Petersburg Rotary Club and other organizers and volunteers of the Sandy Beach Park playground project gathered together on Wednesday for a ribbon cutting ceremony that has been three years in the making. The playground was installed by volunteer labor totaling 431 hours over 4.5 days. RJ Hites Playground Installers directed the volunteers with the installation of the playground. The Petersburg Rotary Club was able to raise most of the money for the playground, but Hammer & Wikan donated the...
Aiden Luhr runs with the Alaskan flag on the Diamond High School track at State after placing first in the high jump with a distance of 5 feet, 8 inches....
June 3, 1921 Plans are being laid by the Petersburg Fire Department for the celebration of the 4th of July this year in Petersburg. Tentative plans have been made, but nothing definite can be announced until the finance committee has called upon the business people of the town, which will be in the next few days. Committees appointed to have charge of the celebration are composed of the following chairmen: Sports, C. E. Swanson; Finance, T.S. Elsemore; Advertising, M.S. Perkins; Dance, J.T. McBride; Decorations, Pete Jelle. May 31, 1946 Not...
A pair of fawns were seen cuddled up for warmth on Woodpecker Rd. early Tuesday morning. Their mother was watching them just inside the tree line....
The National Geographic Quest was spotted sailing north through the Wrangell Narrows on May 25. Viking Travel cofounder Dave Berg said the cruise ship was on its way to Juneau to begin preparing for their upcoming summer sailings. The cruise ship is scheduled to dock in Petersburg on June 10 for the first time this season....
An eagle stares off into the distance on the shore of Wrangell Narrows on Sunday....
A pair of bald eagles take a break to enjoy a snack on a sunny day in May....
Fourth grade students from Rae C. Stedman Elementary School spent the morning of May 20 at Green's Camp utilizing survival skills the classes have been practicing this school year. Kids were able to build fires on the beach, worked together to create survival shelters in the woods and donned survival suits to practice survival formations in the water. The kids also kayaked and learned the importance of personal flotation devices and how to safely enter and exit kayaks....
Petersburg High School senior Mattias Volk, left, and sophomore Jack Engell, right, made this baseball season's Southeast Alaska region All-Conference Team. PHS baseball team Head Coach Jim Engell said the team was voted on by coaches throughout the region. The PHS baseball team also received an at-large berth in the Alaska School Activities Association Division II State Tournament at Wasilla High School. The Vikings will play their first game of the state tournament at 4 P.M. on Thursday, June...
