Culture
- Petersburg celebrates Norwegian Constitution Day in a celebration called "Mayfest" locally on the third weekend in May. It is a huge celebration. There is generally 4 days of celebrations planned with the major events centering around the front end of the weekend. Little Norway celebrates the 17th of May with a longer and more enthusiastic celebration than any known Norwegian-American settlement or community. Recent Petersburg residents have traveled to Norway and have found that the Norwegian Constitution day (Norwegian: grunnlovsdag) has a longer celebration than even in Norway, where they celebrate only on the 17th of May.
- The Petersburg Marine Mammal Center is located here. a teaching center and to support research into new discoveries.
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