This museum holds an interesting collection of artifacts and relics, mostly related to local fishing history. Exhibits include the largest king salmon ever caught (126lbs), a giant lens from the old Cape Decision lighthouse, a Tlingit dugout canoe and the 30-minute film Petersburg: The Town Fish Built. Outside is Fisk, the intriguing fish sculpture that was commissioned in 1967 to honor the Alaska Centennial.
Clausen Memorial Museum
Southeast Alaska
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The North Boat Harbor is the best one for wandering the docks, talking to crews and possibly scoring some fresh fish. Begin at the Harbormaster Office; a…
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If it's historic in Petersburg, you'll find it in Sing Lee Alley, an ensemble of geriatric wooden buildings dating from the 1910s. Much of the street is…
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Bojet Wikan Fishermen's Memorial Park
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At the southern end of Sing Lee Alley is Bojet Wikan Fishermen’s Memorial Park. This deck-of-a-park is built on pilings over Hammer Slough and features an…
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Petersburg's most notable building is this still active community hall built in 1912 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The original commercial fishing outfit founded by Peter Buschmann in 1900; today it’s a subsidiary of Seattle’s Icicle Seafoods.
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If it's historic in Petersburg, you'll find it in Sing Lee Alley, an ensemble of geriatric wooden buildings dating from the 1910s. Much of the street is…
0.22 MILES
Petersburg's most notable building is this still active community hall built in 1912 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The original commercial fishing outfit founded by Peter Buschmann in 1900; today it’s a subsidiary of Seattle’s Icicle Seafoods.
4. Bojet Wikan Fishermen's Memorial Park
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At the southern end of Sing Lee Alley is Bojet Wikan Fishermen’s Memorial Park. This deck-of-a-park is built on pilings over Hammer Slough and features an…
0.27 MILES
The North Boat Harbor is the best one for wandering the docks, talking to crews and possibly scoring some fresh fish. Begin at the Harbormaster Office; a…