Read our story in Distinctly Montana magazine

[excerpt from Distinctly Montana]

There's a little town, way up north in Alaska, called Petersburg. Settled first by the Tlingit and, later, by immigrants of Scandinavian persuasion, the tiny community, ringed by lushly wooded mountains, has a population of 3,874. It could be Montana, maybe somewhere near Flathead - green, verdant, and beautiful - except for the sound of water lapping at the hulls of boats and the smell of salt in the air. Fishing keeps the lights on for the people of Petersburg.

If you look around at these working men and women, you don't have to squint hard to notice their resemblance to Montana's farmers and ranchers. They're hard-working folks, and they're proud of it. They've got a tough job, feeding people like you and me...

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