Petersburg, Alaska

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Petersburg, Alaska is a small fishing town in Southeast Alaska known for its strong Norwegian heritage and thriving commercial fishing industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough seat
census-designated place
town
accessibleBy airplane
boat
climate maritime climate
country United States
demographicCharacteristic small population
economicImportance significant fishing port in Southeast Alaska
foundedBy Norwegian immigrants
Peter Buschmann
hasBoroughStatusSince 2013
hasCulturalEvent Little Norway Festival
linked to: Little Norway

Norwegian Constitution Day celebrations
hasCulturalFeature Norwegian flags and symbols in town
Norwegian-style architecture
hasEconomicSector logging (historically)
sport fishing tourism
hasEthnicCommunity Norwegian Americans
hasFeature working fishing harbor
hasIndustry commercial fishing
seafood processing
tourism
hasPort Petersburg harbor
hasRecreation boating
hiking
wildlife viewing
heritage Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language
isBoroughSeatOf Petersburg Borough, Alaska
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska
knownFor commercial fishing industry
fishing fleet
strong Norwegian heritage
languageMajority English
liesIn Alexander Archipelago
locatedIn Petersburg Borough, Alaska
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska

Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedOn Mitkof Island
namedAfter Peter Buschmann
nickname Little Norway
populationRange between 2,000 and 4,000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity seafood processing plants
region Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska
servedBy Alaska Marine Highway System
Petersburg Airport
state Alaska
timeZone Alaska Time Zone

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M/V Columbia portOfCall Petersburg, Alaska
MV Matanuska connects Petersburg, Alaska
Alaska Superior Courts hasLocation Petersburg, Alaska
Bellingham–Alaska route serves Petersburg, Alaska
Bellingham–Alaska route portOfCall Petersburg, Alaska
Kupreanof Island hasNearbyCity Petersburg, Alaska
LeConte Glacier near Petersburg, Alaska
LeConte Glacier accessibleFrom Petersburg, Alaska
LeConte Glacier hasNearbyCommunity Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg, Alaska locatedIn Petersburg Borough, Alaska
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg, Alaska isBoroughSeatOf Petersburg Borough, Alaska
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska
Mitkof Island hasCity Petersburg, Alaska
Mitkof Island largestSettlement Petersburg, Alaska
Mitkof Island hasCommunity Petersburg, Alaska
Mitkof Island administrativeDivision Petersburg Borough, Alaska
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness near Petersburg, Alaska
Frederick Sound hasPort Petersburg, Alaska
Frederick Sound nearbySettlement Petersburg, Alaska
Sumner Strait hasNearbySettlement Petersburg, Alaska
Hoonah–Angoon Census Area containsCommunity Petersburg–Hoonah area (historical)
linked to: Petersburg, Alaska
Little Norway refersTo Petersburg, Alaska
Little Norway alsoKnownAs Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg Borough contains Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg Borough hasAdministrativeCenter Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg Borough hasCommunity Petersburg, Alaska