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Farm brings fresh goat milk by skiff to Petersburg

Buying fresh dairy produce in Southeast Alaska isn’t easy. The rugged, mountainous landscape doesn’t lend itself well to farming. Now, though, a farming couple near Petersburg are trying to change the way people consume milk in town. For the past year they’ve been selling raw milk processed by their own heard of dairy goats. But producing and selling dairy products in Southeast Alaska provides its own unique set of challenges.

Scientists discover the cause of Baird Glacier’s extreme outburst flooding

Scientists now have a better idea about what caused the outburst flooding at Baird Glacier near...

Petersburg looking to cut borough spending for next year

Petersburg residents will likely be seeing some reduced hours and fewer staffers in borough departments over the next few years. Petersburg’s borough manager is directing department heads to look for spending cuts in preparing...

Central Southeast moose hunt tally hits 54

It’s halfway through the month-long moose hunting season near Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake and hunters have killed 54 bull moose so far. The season opened September 15 and the first week of hunting saw 35 moose harvested from the islands and mainland in central Southeast Alaska. Seven of those in the first week did not meet the state’s requirements for antler configuration. The harvest during the second week was 19 bull moose, with no illegal animals checked into the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.