This morning we woke to another classic Southeast Alaska morning with the mist rising from Wrangell Narrows as we passed Stellar sealions pulled out on the marker buoys guiding our entrance to Petersburg. Those wanting to stretch their legs headed over to the muskeg and mountain hikes on adjacent Kupreanof Island. Whilst others stayed on the Mitkof Island to tour Petersburg by bike or the diverse fishing boats in the harbor by Zodiac. Petersburg has long been a fishing town, taking advantage of the abundant local fish populations as well as the proximity to LeConte Glacier. Icebergs flowing away from the glacier provided a means to freeze the fish for transport to more distant markets, and Petersburg, the town that fish built, got its mark on the map.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 13 Jul 2021
Petersburg & LeConte Bay, 7/13/2021, National Geographic Venture
- Aboard the National Geographic Venture
- Alaska
Alaska's Inside Passage
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