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Fresh off the grill, hot from the oven:
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (158+ words) Petersburg Pilot Fresh off the grill, hot from the oven: Little Norway Festival food is abundant and delicious Sandy Beach grill masters Doug Welde and Kurt Kivisto help prepare delicious black cod, rockfish and salmon sides over wood fire coals....
Clausen Museum opens Norwegian immigration exhibit for the festival
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (101+ words) Petersburg Pilot Clausen Museum opens Norwegian immigration exhibit for the festival Norwegian immigrants gather for a picnic in Petersburg in the early 1900s. Somewhere along the way, a trunk ended up in the Clausen Memorial Museum's storage. Nobody knows how it…...
Internationally acclaimed pianist closes the festival Sunday night
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (119+ words) Petersburg Pilot Internationally acclaimed pianist closes the festival Sunday night Wednesday morning, Corbin Beisner visited Petersburg Medical Center Long Term Care to offer a concert for LTC residents. The Little Norway Festival closes Sunday evening with a world class piano…...
From open mic to main stage:
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (121+ words) Petersburg Pilot From open mic to main stage: local musicians fill the festival A scene from LND 2024: Kinfolk, the Vikings band comprised of siblings Robyn Cardenas and Teagen Schwartz, performing Friday night in the Harbor Bar beer garden. This year's…...
Marine passenger fee on track to increase starting next year
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (57+ words) Petersburg Pilot Marine passenger fee on track to increase starting next year The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the first-reading of an ordinance increasing the borough's marine passenger fee by $3 per passenger, from $5 to $8, effective January 1, 2027. You might be interested in:...
Ordinance proposes 4% electric rate increase
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (90+ words) Petersburg Pilot The first reading of an ordinance that would raise Petersburg electric utility rates by 4% starting on July, 1, 2026 came before the Petersburg Borough Assembly at last week's meeting. The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted 70 to advance Ordinance 2026-08, which updates electric…...
Art everywhere: galleries, studios and storefronts fill the festival with local work
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (127+ words) Petersburg Pilot Art everywhere: galleries, studios and storefronts fill the festival with local work Several Valkyries visited Erin Kandoll's jewelry studio on Wednesday to model the latest Twisted Ginger creations. Her trunk show will be available throughout the festival at…...
To the Editor
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (129+ words) Congratulating our teachers To The Editor: The Petersburg Children's Center administration, including the Executive Director and Board of Directors, would like to congratulate our lead teachers for completing their Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials. This is a nationally recognized certification…...
After years without a dedicated craft shop, Tangled Thread opens in Petersburg
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (451+ words) Bolts of fabric at Tangled Thread. Petersburg is home to skilled quilters, knitters, and other textile artists, but it's been years since the island town had a dedicated craft store. That changed on Wednesday, May 6, when Olivia Martinsen opened Tangled…...
Comment sought on retention of Alaska judges
1+ week, 3+ day ago (88+ words) Petersburg Pilot On Thursday, May 7, the Alaska Judicial Council will hold a public hearing to solicit public comment on 21 Alaska District and Superior Court judges, plus one Alaska Supreme Court Justice, who will be on the ballot in this year's…...