Japonski Island Boathouse Archives

Sitka Maritime Heritage Society meeting set for 7 p.m. March 23

by KCAW News | Mar 22, 2022 | The Morning Interview

Rebecca Poulson and Mike Litman with the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society discuss the organization's annual meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, via Zoom. The oral history panel than typically happens during the annual meeting will be held as as separate event this fall. Read More

Exploring, and rebuilding, Sitka’s history at sea

by KCAW Staff | May 30, 2019 | The Morning Interview, Uncategorized

KCAW's Brooke Schafer spoke with Laura Bennett, executive director of Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, board member Rebecca Poulson, and board president Mike Littman about the past, present, and future of the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society. Read More

Sitka Assembly talks trash and historic treasures

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Oct 25, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly museum has moved to give a local museum the support it needs to finish construction. They also approved four federal grant applications for historic restoration projects. Read More

Maritime scavenger hunt at Japonski boat house

by KCAW News | Aug 18, 2017 | The Morning Interview

As part of the Sitka Seafood Festival, the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is hosting a "wet and salty" scavenger hunt at the Japonski Island Boathouse on Friday, August 19 from 12 to 4 p.m. Read More

Heritage society pairs maritime stories with old photographs

by KCAW News | Feb 13, 2015 | The Morning Interview

For their annual meeting on February 19th, the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is inviting members of the public to share their photographs and stories of waterfront history. Rebecca Poulson and Joe D'Arienzo, the vice-president and treasurer of the society, talked about the inspiration for the exhibit, while moderator Eric Jordan shared tales of growing up on a boat. He brought in a 1952 photograph, complete with the family laundry hanging off the boat, named the Salty. D'Arienzo provided an update about the restoration of the Japonski Island Boathouse for historic boat work. Downloadable audio. Read More