Aug. 19, 1926

Among the passengers aboard the Queen on Saturday was Herman A. Smith, president of the recently organized Alaska Garden and Green House Co., which has been incorporated under the laws of Alaska. It is the purpose of the new organization to establish a chain of greenhouses in various seaports and the principal Interior towns of Alaska. Through the efforts of some of Wrangell’s most progressive citizens, the president of the new corporation will within the next few days investigate the possibilities for a greenhouse in Wrangell. 

Aug. 17, 1951

With 72,000 cases of salmon canned to date, the Farwest Wrangell cannery is probably still the high cannery or at least one of the highest in Southeast Alaska. Canneryman A. R. Brueger reports fish landings to be about the same as the week before, and somewhat smaller than the first few days of the season. Up to last Saturday night, all nine canneries in the Ketchikan area reported 221,000 cases put up. The local pack is moving south in relays on two packers now. Thor Hofstad with Farwest’s Northland left here Wednesday for Anacortes, Washington, with his fifth trip of 5,000 cases. M. B.  Dahl, with his Dorothea, left Monday on his second trip carrying about the same load. 

Aug. 18, 1976

Alaska Aquaculture Foundation of Wrangell has received approval from the state Department of Fish and Game to test its salmon egg planting device in Dog Salmon Creek, near Anita Bay on the east coast of Etolin Island. Also, Alaska Wood Products (AWP) has given the foundation a $5,0000 grant to help fund the research project. AWP Vice President Dave Murdey announced the project grant on Aug. 13. “We are pleased to help further the work of the foundation in restoring one renewable resource with the proceeds of another. AWP hopes that the results will prove to be as beneficial as this group indicates they might be, and that the community’s economic stability will grow.”

Aug. 16, 2001

Everything’s coming up pinks these days as fishermen, buyers and canneries struggle to keep up with the huge return of pink salmon this summer. Wrangell Seafoods President Doug Roberts says that while this year may not beat the record year of 1999, it will be close. As a result, the processor has had to put some of its boats on trip limits to slow down the influx of pinks to the cannery. “We’re at full capacity every day, “ he says, and adds that while they are keeping up, still more workers are needed, especially with many workers heading back to school. Around half of the processor’s seasonal employees are from out of town. The glut of pink salmon has lowered the price to fishermen, though a projected lighter return of chum salmon may boost the price of those fish this year.