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  Petersburg Alaska Lodging - Alaska Hotels, Cabins, B&B's, Petersburg Alaska Accommodations
Petersburg, AK is located on the northwest end of Mitkof Island, where the Wrangell Narrows meet Frederick Sound.
Petersburg currently is one of the top-ranking ports in the U.S. for the quality and value of fish landed.
It is on the mainline Alaska ferry route.
www.petersburglodging.com   (594 words)

  
  Petersburg, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petersburg is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States.
Petersburg is halfway between Juneau, 190 km (120 miles) to the north, and Ketchikan, 180 km (110 miles) to the south.
Petersburg is served by a weekly newspaper, the Petersburg Pilot.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petersburg,_Alaska   (742 words)

  
 Petersburg Alaska Travel and Petersbuerg Tourism Information
Petersburg is an Alaska town that still makes its living from the sea and is not a port of call for large cruise ships.
Petersburg is located on the northwest end of Mitkof Island, where the Wrangell Narrows meets Frederick Sound, lying midway between Juneau and Ketchikan, approximately 120 miles from either community.
Petersburg is a full service community with many options for lodging (bed and breakfasts, motels, lodges, RV parks, and campgrounds), full medical services including ambulance service and a hospital.
www.alaskatrekker.com /petersburg.htm   (767 words)

  
 Petersburg Alaska
Petersburg's climate is characterized by mild winters, cool summers and year-round rainfall.
Petersburg is classified as a large town/Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 3A in the Southeast Region.
Petersburg currently is one of the top-ranking ports in the U.S. for the quality and value of fish landed.
www.alaskatravel.com /alaska/petersburg.html   (828 words)

  
 Relocating and Moving to Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg is the only population center on Mitkof island, located approx.
Petersburg has one each of elementary, middle, and high schools which were recently rated among the best for their size in the nation (Superintendent's Office: 907-772-4271).
Frederick Sound, just north of Petersburg, is summer home to one of the most unique populations of humpbacks in the world, and boasts some of the best whale-watching in North America.
www.drelocation.com /Alaska/Petersburg.htm   (663 words)

  
 Petersburg Alaska, Alaskan cities
Petersburg, midway between Ketchikan and Juneau, is at the northern end of the famed 21-mile-long Wrangell Narrows, a narrow but beautiful channel.
One of Alaska's largest fishing fleets supplies salmon, halibut, shrimp and crab to the several fish processing and cold storage plants scattered along the waterfront.
Petersburg is perhaps one of the prettiest seacoast communities on the shores of the Pacific.
www.bellsalaska.com /petersburg.html   (622 words)

  
 Promoting Alaska's only Golden Passport, located in Petersburg, Alaska.
Alaska's Golden Passport is your personal travel memento and guide, your key to unlocking the 49th state's bountiful tourism, travel, and adventure treasures.
Alaska's Golden Passport is somewhat larger than the official United States Passport, measuring a pocket size 3 ¾ by 5 ½ inches.
Sure to become a collector's item, Alaska's Golden Passport is handsomely bound in a glossy dark blue jacket, featuring gold foil lettering on the front, and a flag of the 49th state emblazoned underneath.
takeaimalaska.tripod.com /AboutUs.htm   (682 words)

  
 Alaska.com | Other cities & towns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Petersburg -- a town so picturesque it was used as the prototypical fishing town in the movie "Ice Palace" -- is about midway between Juneau and Ketchikan, about 120 miles from each.
Petersburg's landmark is the Sons of Norway Hall, a barn-looking structure built in 1912 on stilts.
Petersburg has a campground downtown, but it's usually filled with cannery workers.
www.alaska.com /places/cities/other_cities/story/4565654p-4770277c.html   (2128 words)

  
 Petersburg Alaska Employment Overview
Petersburg was first settled by a Norwegian immigrant named—you guessed it—Peter.
Petersburg was one of the first cities in Alaska to begin processing fish.
In fact, Petersburg Fisheries, founded in 1899, is the oldest operating seafood plant in the state.
www.jobmonkey.com /alaska/html/petersburg.html   (784 words)

  
 Petersburg
Petersburg, Alaska, United States [City]; population was 3,207 in 1990; housing units was 1,222 in 1990; location is 56°46'N 132°52'W; land area is 43.41 square miles (27,782 acres); water area is 5.26 square miles (3,368 acres); FIPS code is 60310 [SourceCBP]
Petersburg, Virginia, United States [City]; population was 38,386 in 1990; housing units was 16,196 in 1990; location is 37°12'N 77°24'W; land area is 22.88 square miles (14,642 acres); water area is 0.34 square miles (219 acres); FIPS code is 61832 [SourceCBP]
Petersburg, Virginia, United States [City]; population was 38,386 in 1990; housing units was 16,196 in 1990; location is 37°12'N 77°24'W; land area is 22.88 square miles (14,642 acres); water area is 0.34 square miles (219 acres); FIPS code is 730 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /p/e/petersburg.asp   (1254 words)

  
 Petersburg (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petersburg was the name of a town in South Australia renamed to Peterborough in 1917 during World War I
Petersburg is also the title of Andrei Bely's most famous novel.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petersburg   (111 words)

  
 Petersburg and Wrangell Misty Fjords National Monument
Known as "Little Norway" for its history and annual Little Norway Festival during May. The economy of Petersburg is supported by commercial fishing and timber harvests and has the largest home based halibut fleet in Alaska.
Petersburg is also known for its shrimp, crab, salmon, herring and other fish.
The forest of Misty Fiords is primarily populated by western hemlock and Sitka spruce, with scattered western red cedar and Alaska cedar.
www.alaskahomertravel.com /Southeast/Petersburg-Wrangell-Misty_Fjords.htm   (1440 words)

  
 City of Petersburg, Alaska Known as Alaska's Little Norway
Petersburg, Alaska's Little Norway, has lots to offer.
The City of Petersburg is accepting letters of interest from citizens who wish to serve on the Inter Island Ferry Authority Board.
Letters of interest should be submitted to Mayor Ted Smith or City Clerk Kathy O’Rear at PO Box 329, Petersburg.
ci.petersburg.ak.us   (444 words)

  
 Maps, Directions & Getting Around Petersburg & Alaska Island Hostel
Overview Map of Petersburg, Frederick Sound, Mitkof Island and the Stikine Icefield with Alaska Island Hostel location at point "A".
Map of downtown Petersburg, the ferry terminal and Alaska Island Hostel (point "A) " on the map.
Alaska Island Hostel is the last house on the left at 805 Gjoa Street.
www.alaskaislandhostel.com /directions.html   (569 words)

  
 Petersburg-Foreclosures Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Petersburg is a town that still makes its living from the sea and is not a...
Petersburg, midway between Ketchikan and Juneau, is at the northern end of the famed 21-mile...
Petersburg is perhaps one of the prettiest seacoast communities on the shores...
www.foreclosure-alaska-us.info /petersburg.html   (546 words)

  
 Icicle Seafoods, Inc. - Locations - Petersburg, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
We're Petersburg Fisheries, a division of Icicle Seafoods, Inc. We are the oldest operating seafood plant in Alaska.
Please be informed that Petersburg Fisheries, a Division of Icicle Seafoods, Inc. does not sponsor workers and that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain proper documentation that would allow foreign applicants to be legally employable in the USA.
Petersburg, Alaska has a population of around 3,500, is situated on a remote island in the southeast portion of Alaska.
www.icicleseafoods.com /locations/ptg   (2798 words)

  
 Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg, Alaska is our main port of call during the Summer Cruise months.
Petersburg has grown into one of the largest fishing communities in Alaska.
Some of the attratctions in Petersburg are the calving tidewater glaciers and the largest concentration of humpback whales in Alaska.
www.sikumi.com /petersburg.html   (137 words)

  
 Sea Kayaking around Petersburg, Alaska and the Inside Passage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Southeast Alaska, or the Inside Passage, comprises only about 10% of the total land area in the state of Alaska, but it's one of the state's most beautiful regions.
Petersburg, our home and base of operations is situated in the geographic center.
Founded by Norwegian immigrants in 1890, Petersburg is a hard-working town known for its commercial fishing fleet and Norwegian heritage.
www.tongasskayak.com /pages/area.html   (280 words)

  
 Coast Guard responds to whale entangled in net in Petersburg, Alaska| AlaskaReport.com
The Anacapa's small boat and crew returned to Petersburg and transported a NOAA disentanglement expert and his gear to the scene.
The Coast Guard cutter Anacapa is a 110-foot patrol boat stationed in Petersburg.
Alaska Report is a Alaska news, weather and commercial fishing website based in Juneau.
www.alaskareport.com /whale.htm   (233 words)

  
  Alaska Sea Adventures:Petersburg
Alaska Sea Adventures home port of Petersburg is small commercial fishing community located in Southeast Alaska on the north end of Mitkof Island at the junction of Wrangell Narrows and Frederick Sound.
The settlers were attracted to the site, which closely resembled their homeland because of its available glacier ice for fish packing, abundant timber and close proximity to rich fishing grounds.
Petersburg with its current population of 3,300 residents is home port to one of Alaska's largest and most successful commercial fishing fleets.
www.yachtalaska.com /pages/sealaska/petersburg.html   (447 words)

  
 Petersburg hiking trails listing - Alaska Online
There is a cabin (fees) available along Petersburg Lake.
Petersburg, the coastal mountains and glaciers, and Wrangell Narrows are the various views that you will enjoy.
Trail head on the southeast side of the airport at the water tower.
www.alaskaonline.org /hiking/petersburg.php   (250 words)

  
 Elderhostels offered through UAS Sitka Campus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Located on the Inside Passage of Alaska and surrounded by the rich waters of the north Pacific, Sitka is the perfect setting for focusing on salmon.
Relive Alaska's history during Sitka's festive commemoration of "Seward's Folly," and the purchase of Alaska, October 18, 1867.
Visiting Alaska's two capitals, watching whales spout and sound around you and thrilling to the majesty of a glacier will enhance your educational experience.
www.uas.alaska.edu /sitka/ELDERHOSTELS.HTML   (1283 words)

  
 Alaska fishing: Petersburg area of southeast
As elsewhere in most of Southeast Alaska, the Petersburg geography can best be described as a group of islands adjacent to the mainland.
Access to the Petersburg area is by air or by sea.
Petersburg and Wrangell, the two largest communities, are served by daily jet flights from the continental US.
www.outdoorsdirectory.com /areas/fishing/southeast/petersburg.htm   (650 words)

  
 Alaska Wilderness Charters Petersburg Yacht Charters Alaska Southeast
Southeast Alaska offers a plethora of unique and captivating destinations for you and your travel companions.
The famed Inside Passage of Alaska is our regular cruising grounds, from which we visit such towns as Juneau, Petersburg and Sitka.
About one-third of the old-growth temperate rainforest remaining on Earth is in the Alaska Panhandle.
www.realadventures.com /listings/1034830.htm   (810 words)

  
 City of Petersburg Alaska Fishing and Visitor Guide Charter
Petersburg Alaska is located in the heart of southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage.
Upon your arrival to the City of Petersburg Alaska, located on the tip of Mitkof Island, you will immediately feel the charm of Petersburg, the people, and the Alaskan wilderness surrounding our community.
While prices are starting to rise, Petersburg, Alaska real estate is is still affordable in comparison to other full service communities.
www.petersburgalaska.com   (367 words)

  
 Petersburg, Alaska Real Estate- Stylish Living in Southeast Alaska, FSBO Alaska property   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
House is situated at the top of a small hill, on a cul-de-sac, sited to take advantage of both its southern exposure and the privacy provided by the woods and undeveloped areas bordering two sides of the property.
Having lived in Petersburg for over 20 years, we knew we wanted a location close to town where we had a view of the water and mountains.
At the same time, we found sites available on or close to the water to be chilly and breezy much of the time as well as shaded from the sun for most of the day.
www.petersburgalaskahome.com /house_details.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Petersburg, Alaska (AK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
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The ratio of number of residents in Petersburg to the number of sex offenders is 750 to 1.
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www.city-data.com /city/Petersburg-Alaska.html   (1168 words)

  
 Petersburg Alaska Boat Rentals Guide for Renting Boats in Alaska
Scout for fl bears or hike a remote trail all from the town of Petersburg, Alaska.
Petersburg Alaska Boat Rentals also rents fishing rods and reels, crab pots, shrimp pots and coolers.
Renting a boat in Alaska is fun and will allow you to enjoy the Petersburg, Alaska area just like local Alaskans.
www.petersburgalaskaboatrentals.com   (231 words)

  
 Petersburg, Alaska Chamber of Commerce Community Guide
October 6th, Petersburg Mental Health Services is hosting a fl-tie dinner, the final step in the very successful "Fish on Parade" fundraiser.
Also next door in the High School Commons, the Rain Country Quilters are hosting their annual Quilt Show and Small Quilt Auction.
FOR A FREE Petersburg Alaska VISITOR GUIDE Call 1-866.484.4700 or email us
www.petersburg.org   (212 words)

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