Blessing of the Fleet takes place May 6 at 10 a.m. at the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial
The annual Blessing of the Fleet and Reading of the Names ceremony is set for Saturday, May 6. Organizers of the local event encourage the public to attend to honor commercial fishermen, past and present, and the industry as a whole at the start of the fishing season. It’s taking place at 10 a.m. at the Alaska Commercial Fishermen’s Memorial next to Taku Smokeries. The blessing takes about an hour. The guest speaker this year is Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. This year marks the 27th year that the fleet has been blessed. Attendees are advised to dress warmly. For those who can’t attend or those on the water, the event will be broadcast over VHF Channel 10. click here to read the story 16:33
I’m trying to find out if my dad’s name is on the juneau fishermen’s memorial. I sent a $600.00 check last fall and have never heard anything back from them
His name is Maurice “puggy”Nelson!! I need to talk to someone.my phone number is 780-4171. Thanks.
Hi Emily, I have a couple of links to share with you that may hold some info. I wish you well looking for the answers you seek.
http://www.juneau.org/engineering/memorial/
http://www.akcfmemorial.org/