Icicle welcomes new fleet manager for Southeast

Don Spigelmyre just finished his first salmon season as Icicle Seafood's new Fleet Manager for Southeast Alaska.

A native Michigander, Spigelmyre brings 22.5 years of experience with the Coast Guard to his new post.

"I was a damage controlman (with the Coast Guard). That was my primary job. Basically firefighting underway, teaching people how to patch their boats up if they're sinking," he said.

He was stationed in Petersburg with the Coast Guard from 1999-2003. It was at that time he and his wife Julie Spigelmyre fell in love with Alaska and the community of Petersburg especially.

"The people...