Every spring, Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival is marshaled in by a horde of vikings and valkyries, who sow joy and chaos across the community. But this year was different — they were also celebrating the life of a lost loved one.
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Mindy Anderson was named Petersburg’s 2024 Norwegian American of the year at the Little Norway Festival pageant on Thursday, May 16.
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The small island community of Petersburg is dealing with a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the wake of several large public gatherings.
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Ashon McCay — 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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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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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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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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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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Join our hosts Craig Olson and Deb Hurley most Thursdays at 2:30pm with rotating guests
