A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 to paddle together to Juneau, camping and visiting villages along the way. It’s a tradition known as Journey. Kéet yaakw — a hand-painted, 39-foot, Tlingit-style fiberglass canoe — is Petersburg’s first in over a century. The local tribe says launching the canoe Journey…
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Petersburg unveils kéet yaakw with traditional canoe blessing at Sandy Beach
Traditional canoes like this one typically belong to a single clan. But Petersburg’s local tribe decided to have this canoe designed to include everyone.
Petersburg’s tribe prepares its first canoe in a century for Journey to Celebration
Celebration is a big festival that happens in Juneau every two years. Thousands of people gather to honor and uplift Indigenous culture — some travel for the occasion by canoe.
Arctic temperatures hit Southeast Alaska as Petersburg sees record snowfall
Over 15 inches of snow fell in Petersburg. The town got 7.8 inches on Monday alone, breaking the daily record for Dec. 8 by 3.8 inches. Another 7.5 inches of snow fell on Tuesday.
A baby seal rescued near Petersburg has been released back into the wild
Over a hundred people gathered at Sandy Beach to see Bravo, now nearly five months old, return to the wild.
Petersburg joins other Southeast Alaska communities in asking for stronger sea otter management
Sea otters were once wiped out in Southeast Alaska due to the fur trade, but their population has skyrocketed since reintroduction in the 1960s.