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Summer SE Dungeness crab season shortened by three weeks

The summer season for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska will be three weeks shorter than usual, closing on July 25th.

4th of July in Petersburg spans three days

A parade, a scrap fish derby for kids, and over a dozen contests for things like bubble blowing, eating hot peppers, racing beds and the air guitar. That’s all happening Sunday through Tuesday in Petersburg.

Family relies on volunteers and survival skills at remote lighthouse watch

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.

Petersburg’s Clausen Museum celebrates 50 years

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.

Mike Schwartz recounts grandmother’s role in museum start

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.