June 25, 1925

Four Eagle boats of the U.S. Naval Reserve with reservists of the 13th District, representing Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Grays Harbor, arrived in port Monday afternoon. The fleet is on a 15-day cruise in Southeast Alaska. The vessels did not call here on their way to Skagway, but southbound they did call on Wrangell, a day that local people will remember with pleasure. The 22-piece band from the Eagle Boat 11 played on the dock for the entertainment of the passengers aboard the Yukon as well as locals. Later, the musicians played for a dance in Redman Hall, which was a most enjoyable affair.

June 23, 1950

There’s a hustle and bustle at the Farwest Cannery these days as work is progressing on the task of getting the plant in shape for the summer canning season. About 20 men are employed on the cannery dock, with another 20 at Burnett Inlet, working on traps, and about 30 on various Brueger boats. The work at the cannery includes a new warehouse addition which is nearly complete. The new building will create another 900-square-foot floor space. The kitchen is clean as a pin with a new paint job, and most other buildings on the premises have been repainted.

June 25, 1975

Two Wrangell brothers set out Saturday morning by canoe with plans to spend a month and a half paddling to Seattle. Sid Martin, 28, and John Martin, 24, figured the trip will take them 45 days, with an average daily run of about 20 miles. They carried extensive camping and survival gear. The brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Gunnery Gunderson. Sid Martin is a commercial fisherman and a U.S. Army veteran. John Martin plans to enter the University of Alaska in the fall, and serve in the U.S. Coast Guard.

June 22, 2000

The Wrangell Museum is a treasury of historical photographs uniquely documenting the people, places and events of our city’s past. This summer two exhibits throw light on earlier days: Pictures of the Wrangell Institute taken by one of its superintendents, and a traveling photo exhibit of the Harriman Expedition. The Institute photos were taken by former superintendent Earl Intolube in the 1940s, when the school was flourishing. They were donated to the museum last year by his wife, Velma. Also presently showing at the museum is a traveling exhibit of photographs from the Harriman Expedition. They were taken in 1899 when Edward Harriman, a noted 19th-century industrialist, led an expedition along the coastal waters of Alaska, including Wrangell.