City of Kupreanof celebrating 40 years

City of Kupreanof residents are celebrating their city’s 40th anniversary this Saturday, May 14.

Current Kupreanof Mayor Tom Reinarts said activities are planned and he hopes people will head across the Narrows to enjoy the Kupreanof experience.

“We’d like everybody to come over and visit us and join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of our incorporation,” Reinarts said.

Kupreanof, which was officially incorporated in October 1975, is one of the lowest populated cities in the state—24 residents, according to Reinarts.

The area wasn’t always so sparsely populated. According to a 1984 Alask...