See Petersburg in Seattle

The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce will be represented at the Seattle Boat Show, Indoors + Afloat. The boat show is the largest west coast event of its kind, and will be held in two locations, indoors at CenturyLink Field and afloat on South Lake Union.

Marilyn Meucci, from the Petersburg Visitor’s Center, will be at the show all 11 days with help from a few volunteers.

The organization's new 7-foot tall traveling booth features large photos of Petersburg and the new city logo. “It was a huge investment for the Chamber [of Commerce], but we feel it’s important to get our foot out in front ... and we hope that people who go to the boat show will not only be mariners, but also yachters that find our community as fascinating as we do,” said Sally Dwyer, Petersburg Chamber of Commerce manager.

Visitors to the Petersburg booth will be treated to specially-designed car air fresheners, visitor guides, and informational brochures from local businesses.

The Chamber of Commerce will debut the new trade show booth in Seattle. Other Southeast Alaska cities attending this year's show include Wrangell and Ketchikan. The boat show will run from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, 2013.

The Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information Center represented Petersburg at two different trade shows this year, the Great Alaska Sportsman Show in Anchorage and the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines.

“Up in Anchorage we were hoping to reach people in Alaska that hadn’t visited Southeast,” said Meucci. “I think we were successful, it was good to spread the word [about Petersburg], she added.

Meucci said she talked to a lot of people in Haines, who were already familiar with Petersburg, but didn’t know about the special events such as the Tongass Rainforest Festival. “There were a lot of people that had driven to Haines, we told them Petersburg was just a ferry ride away,” she said.

Petersburg will be in booth #1034 in the East Wing at the Seattle Boat Show. For tickets and more information, see http://www.seattleboatshow.com/

This article courtesy the Petersburg Economic Development Counil's Community Newsletter. You can subscribe here: https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1720887/1715270/?v=a

7th Annual Devil's Thumb Brewfest and Chili Cook-off Results

There was no entry for cordial or hot chili this year.

2012 Salmon Derby Results!

1st Place:	Thomas Cumps	45.6 lbs	$ 7,500.00
2nd Place:	Jim Schramek	40.0 lbs	$ 3,500.00
3rd Place:	Scott Stafford	38.4 lbs	$ 2,750.00

Winners of the 2012 Humpy 500 Races!

Race

Designs

Costumes

Thanks to the gang at PFI for their hard work and to all who supported the kids, bought tickets and cheered at the races!

Past Humpie 500 Winners >

Winners of the 2012 Canned Salmon Classic

Official Can Pack for 2012 is: 8,243,248 cans

1st Place - Mary Ann Rainey with a guess of 8,243,186 (under by 62 cans) $2,000

2nd Place - Susan Shay with a guess of 8,244,502 (over by 1,254) $1,000

Past Canned Salmon Classic Winners >

2011 Chamber King Salmon Derby Winners:

• 1st place - Stan Malcom, 49.3 lbs.
• 2nd place - Tom Drennan, 43.9 lbs.
• 3rd place - Melissa Newman 43.5 lbs.

The Chamber Welcome Four New Members!

Alaska Unscripted - Owner/operator - Norman Degner
He will be running glacier tours during the summer months and is based in Wrangell.

Prince of Wales Chamber of Commerce
We have a reciprocal agreement with POWCC. They represent Prince of Wales with advancement and promotion of civic, commercial, professional, educational, and industrial interests of the people of POW.

Alaska Commercial Electronics - Owner - Gerry Whitethorn
Marine electronics, computer sales and repair.

Miele Gallery & Framing - Owner - Elizabeth Loesch
Art Retail and Framing shop.

New Website Fee Policy:
The Board of Directors recently formalized the policy for website fees for Chamber members.  You can read the policy on our website here. Please note that the most significant change relates to non-profit members, so please read this policy.