Petersburg fisherman moonlights as up-and-coming rap musician
Ashon McKay — who performs under the name, Lil Realist X — is a Petersburg-based fisherman and rap musician. Sometimes, he even raps about fishing.
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Tag: Little Norway Festival
Petersburg celebrates Norwegian heritage in week-long festival
Hundreds of people flooded the streets of Petersburg on the third weekend of May to eat traditional Norwegian foods, dance traditional dances, and sling herring at each other. The week-long festival marked the coming of spring, the beginning of the local fishing season, and Norway’s Constitution Day
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“Salmon People” jet touches down at Petersburg’s airport for the first time
A one-of-a-kind jet touched down at Petersburg’s James A. Johnson Airport for the first time at approximately 2:10 p.m. on May 18th. The new livery on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft features a Northwest Coast formline design in blue, white, and salmon-pink.
Alaska Native artist Crystal Worl designed the aircraft, named Xáat Kwáani, which means “Salmon People” in the Lingít language.
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Petersburg’s groundskeeper prepares borough landscapes for spring
As winter thaws and the ground becomes squishy with rain, Petersburg Borough’s groundskeeper, Colin Perry, had a major horizon on his mind: Mayfest. But spring also means he can re-start his work maintaining Petersburg’s cemetery.
Rachel Cassandra joined Perry in his greenhouse at work and for a rainy walk around the cemetery to see the start of spring through his eyes.
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Clausen Memorial Museum shows off community art for Little Norway Festival
Wind chimes made out of sea glass, a chess set made out of table legs, and tiny knitted birds in Viking hats — these are just some of the art pieces now displayed at Petersburg’s Clausen Memorial Museum for the Little Norway Festival Art Show, which showcases artwork from community members.
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Mitkof Mummers debut annual Mayfest play — “Blackboot’s Lost Loot”
The Mitkof Mummers are set to debut their annual Mayfest play. It’s one of many public art events held for the Little Norway Festival in Petersburg — but in the place of marauding vikings, this show features marauding pirates.
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