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Once, Petersburg was speculated to become the future skiing hotspot of all Alaska. In 1938, "Alaska Life - The Territorial Magazine" described Petersburg as "long the home of good skiers," and highlighted plans for a big ski invitational to be held by the jumping hill which had been reconstructed as a CCC project. Many Petersburg skiers learned to jump in Norway and imported their skills back to Alaska. Opportunities to obstacle jump or "gelaendesprung" were anticipated to last till summer with...
The Grinch (David Dial) arrives at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony....
November 26, 1920 Much has been said in Petersburg and along the entire Alaskan coast relative to the oil supply for boats and the withdrawal of distillate from the market. The whole Pacific Coast is undergoing an industrial transformation with exceeding rapidity. The day is not far distant when the railroads in the west must be electrified. Additional power will be manufactured by the new hydro-electric plants. With the reduction in supply of oil and increase in demand, there is nothing which can prevent a constant increase in cost to the...
Terry McGowen, in front, aligns the container of COVID-19 relief and supplies, destined for Petersburg Indian Association, on Tonka Toy Rentals' boom truck. Charles Davis, in the background, slowly lowers the container onto the bed of the truck. In the last six weeks, Tonka Toy Rentals has delivered 15 containers full of COVID-19 relief supplies to native communities around Southeast Alaska, according to Davis, owner of Tonka Toy Rentals. Davis was hired by Tlingit & Haida to deliver the...
Liam Jackson holds a bottle of apple juice. The Petersburg Indian Association's CARES Act food assistant program had its second distribution on Nov. 18. Food was provided to over 80 native families and elders in the community with help from PIA staff and volunteers. Tori Shay, Nicole Peterson, Darnell Murray, Tina Kerr, Ron Ware, Jack Galaktionoff, Andy Edfelt, Maryann Rainey, Tracy Welch and Jackson helped organize the program and distribute food....
The sun sets over Kupreanof Island on Tuesday....
November 19, 1920 Alaska will soon be made a separate forestry district by the Secretary of Agriculture, according to word received from Col. W. G. Greeley, the chief Forester, by Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr. At the present time and heretofore, Alaska has been a part of the Northwestern District with headquarters at Portland, Oregon. The present district includes Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The headquarters for the new Alaska forestry district will be in the territory and C.H. Flory will be in charge. November 16, 1945 Everyone who failed to...
Nate Olson on Sandy Beach's troll bridge on Saturday....
Jacob Neil Hegar was born on Oct. 23, 2020 to Brie and James Hegar in Soldotna Alaska. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long....
Public Works staff set up this year's borough Christmas tree on Nov. 13. This year's tree came from 40,000 Rd., about four miles out Mitkof Highway, said Public Works Director Chris Cotta. The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce will be hosting this year's tree lighting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 27. Two separate showings will be held this year, at 5:30 P.M. and 6:30 P.M., to allow for social distancing....
Fog covers the muskeg near the Twin Ridge Ski Trail last week....
A lone wolf wades through the waters of Blind Slough near the Swan Observatory....
The C.W. Hume Company was founded in 1864, and initially had canneries in California. By 1922, they expanded to Union Bay and Scow Bay, Alaska.The Scow Bay cannery was originally Doyhof Fish Products, a one-line operation that operated for three years. G.W. Hume assumed operations after 1918. Over the years the company weathered controversies. Petersburg Packing Company complained that Hume had placed fish traps too close to their operations, but a judge found in favor of Hume. Hume was also...
November 12, 1920 Active preparations to engage in the shrimp and crab fishing business out of Petersburg are now being made by the Ness Fish Company a new co-partnership formed by Erick Ness former mayor of Petersburg and Carl Wold. The new concern has secured quarters on the approach to the Public Dock, and a force of carpenters is busy making the necessary repairs and alterations to the buildings. The new plant will make two concerns handling shrimp and crab out of Petersburg. The new shrimp plant will give employment to about twenty people...
November 5, 1920 The pupils of the 5th and 6th grades wrote original Halloween poems last week. The five best ones were put on exhibition. They were written by Anita Allen, Adolf Matheson, Hedvig Mjorud, Jonas Hallingstad, and Ruby Rodgers. On Thursday afternoon a Halloween party was given in the primary building for the first grades. Bobbing for apples and other Halloween games were played and apples, doughnuts and animal cookies were refreshments. November 2, 1945 At a meeting of the Town Council on Thursday, the City of Petersburg accepted...
Castle Island Barium-Barite Mine was located in the Kupreanof Mining District from 1966 to 1980 and operated by three companies – Alaska Barite Co., Inlet Oil and Chromalloy America. Castle Island produced about 750,000 metric tons of ore during that time. Mostly a large offshore rock, the site now sits under water. Barium is critical to well-drilling for the petroleum industry and used around underwater pipelines. It is valuable because of its denseness, chemical inertness, and softness. At p...
