Southeast Alaska · AK
Craig
Prince of Wales Island's biggest town, built on salmon.
- Population
- 1,036 (2020 census)
- Saltery
- 1907
- Incorporated
- 1922
Then
- 1907
Craig Miller sets up a fish saltery on Fish Egg Island with Haida help.
- 1922
Craig incorporates on March 1.
- 1930s
Record pink salmon runs bring settlers. The fishery collapses in the 1950s.
- 2013
A magnitude 7.5 quake strikes offshore with no serious damage.
Now
Fishing, fish processing and timber carry the economy. This place includes Klawock Inlet.
7 tide stations around Craig
- Craig, Klawock Inlet0.9 mi
- Cruz Pass, San Fernando Island7.9 mi
- Shinaku Inlet8.1 mi
- Big Salt Lake11.5 mi
- Nossuk Bay, Tonowek Bay18.7 mi
- Steamboat Bay, Noyes Island19.5 mi
- Anguilla Island22.3 mi