by Nora Saks | Jun 28, 2017

For the last twenty years, the non-profit Juneau Lighthouse Association has worked hard to preserve one of Alaska’s first lighthouses, Five Finger Light. With a tighter budget and cutbacks this year, the organization needed a special kind of family to look after this remote landmark. And they found them.

Southeast summer commercial king troll season opens Saturday

by Joe Viechnicki | Jun 28, 2017

Commercial salmon trollers in Southeast Alaska have their first king opening of the summer season Saturday, July 1st. For the summer season, the fleet has an allocation of 90,000 Chinook managed under the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the U.S. and Canada. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking to target 70 percent of that, or 63,000 treaty kings in the first of two possible openings.

Petersburg’s Clausen Museum celebrates 50 years

by Angela Denning | Jun 26, 2017

The Clausen Museum collection includes treasures like the world record King salmon and a Frensel lens lighthouse light. Yet, the local museum's humble beginnings started with some in-home gathering. The Clausen Museum will hold an open house July 1, 5-7 p.m. to celebrate the anniversary.

Station Highlights

Capitol Steps: Politics Takes A Holiday

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Jun 26, 2017

Airing on KFSK Saturday, July 1st, 9am and July 4th, 8am. Celebrate the holiday and pick up a few classified secrets as the Capitol Steps are joined by Donald and Melania Trump, Vladimir Putin, and a cast of losers. With so much material to work with, this show will be HUGE!

Fourth of July Events

by Tom Abbott, KFSK | Jun 26, 2017

Petersburg celebrates Independence Day with 3 days of holiday events - see the full schedule here

Mike Schwartz recounts grandmother’s role in museum start

by kfskadmin | Jun 26, 2017

KFSK has an open airwaves policy. We encourage the public to express opinions, ideas and creative works. These pieces are available on our web site, kfsk.org, following the scheduled radio broadcast. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of KFSK. The following was submitted for broadcast by Mike Schwartz. His grandmother Elsie Clausen was instrumental in the start up of the Clausen Memorial Museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open house on Saturday, July 1st 5-7 p.m.