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Petersburg citizens hold a pro-choice rally

About 75 residents chanted and waved signs in front of the Petersburg courthouse on Friday, hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

An audio tour of Five Finger Lighthouse

Out in the middle of Frederick Sound, where it intersects with Stephens Passage, is a tiny island. It’s thin and jagged and shaped a bit like a ship. It holds the first manned lighthouse in Alaska, Five Finger Lighthouse. The light itself is automated these days but the buildings are kept up by volunteers. One couple, Pat and John Gans, is spending six months living at the remote spot this year.

Grad student reports back on Petersburg tourism impact research

A Penn State University graduate student is reporting on his research on community views of the impacts of tourism in Petersburg June 16, 2022.

Assembly, hospital board consider next steps for new Petersburg hospital site selection

Local elected officials Tuesday discussed possible future locations for a new Petersburg Medical Center. The community-owned hospital this year will be investigating two parcels of borough owned land to replace an aging downtown facility.

Norwegian cruise ship comes to Little Norway

It’s visitor season again in Petersburg, and cruise ship passengers are already wandering the streets in brightly-colored jackets. This year a Norwegian cruise line is stopping here for the first time, with a state-of-the-art hybrid ship. And it’s excited to connect with Petersburg’s Norwegian roots.