Now concluding its third year, the Wrangell Mariners’ Memorial at Heritage Harbor has 71 plaques honoring people who were part of the community’s maritime industry. The nonprofit organization is accepting applications through Jan. 31 for new plaques that will be installed in the spring.
Each application should include the name of the deceased, a brief tribute that will be featured on the plaque and a story about the life of the mariner, which will be stored and available on the memorial’s online server.
The memorial’s mission “is to help tell each mariner’s story,” the application form reads.
Mariners’ Memorial board members will be at the Nolan Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 and again Jan. 2, 13, 22 and 31 to help people complete the form.
The forms also are available at the Nolan Center and harbormaster office, where office staffer Calleigh Miller can assist, and online at wrangellmarinersmemorial.com.
The fee is $400, which covers the cost of creating the metal plaque and installation, and must be included with each application.
The 2025 plaques will be added to the memorial in late May, in conjunction with annual blessing of the fleet, said Jenn Miller-Yancey, president of the nonprofit’s board.
The memorial opened in 2022 with 43 names, she said, with 28 added in 2023 and 2024.
The memorial was built with donations and volunteer labor “to remember those lost at sea and those who had a close connection with the water in the Wrangell area.” Plaques are open to commercial fishermen, maritime transportation workers, recreational boaters and Stikine River runners — most any resident with ties to the sea — according to the organization’s website.
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