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Petersburg celebrates its Norwegian heritage by honoring Norwegian Constitution Day, May 17th. The entire community celebrates with food and craft booths throughout downtown, the festival parade, a Scandinavian pageant, Bunad Style Show and Luncheon, Kaffe Hus with Norwegian pastries and goodies made with butter and love, music on the streets, a herring toss, Vikings and Valkyries roaming the streets looking for victims, a walk-run race, ending the 4 days of celebration with a community salmon/halibut/black cod bake at Sandy Beach.
The southernmost tidewater glacier in the northern hemisphere. The glacier moves extremely quickly, offering almost continual calving, including underwater calving leading to "shooters" as icebergs rise rapidly to the surface from the hundreds of feet of submerged ice. Hundreds of harbor seals also inhabit the fjord created by the glacier; closer to the face you're likely to see them lolling about on icebergs.
Has local history exhibits.
The Sons of Norway Hall, built in 1912, is on the National Registry for Historic Places. It was built as a social hall for the lodge and community and still is a center of activity today. Right next door is an outdoor park and commemorative memorial for those who made their living in the fishing industry. In the center is a 9-foot bronze sculpture honoring local fisherman, Bojer Wikan.
Eagle and Raven Totem Poles, carved in 2001 by Tommy Joseph and Fred Beltran.