Igiugig is a small village (population 64) located in southwestern Alaska, on the south bank of the mouth of the Kvichak River and Lake Iliamna. The village is 48 miles southwest of Iliamna, Alaska and 56 miles northeast of King Salmon, Alaska. The Village's population consists mainly of Yup'ik Eskimos, Aleuts, and Athabascan Indians. The word Igiugig means "Like a throat that swallows water" in the Yup'ik language - a name clearly derived from the location of the Village right at the mouth where Lake Illiamna feeds the Kvichak River.
The Lake Iliamna/Kvichak River water system is renowned for having the best sportfishing in all of Alaska. July sees phenomenal runs of sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay up the Kvichak River, and August and September are prime times for fishing in the only designated Trophy Rainbow Trout area in Alaska, where Rainbows grow in excess of 30 inches. September is also prime time for hunting caribou or ptarmigan.
When God wants something special done in this world...
He sends a baby and then...
He waits.
Erika Danielle Salmon-Anelon was welcomed into this world on August 16th, 2011 at 12:08 pm. Proud parents are AlexAnna Salmon and Terek Anelon. New mom said whe...
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Where do we begin? With the amazing amounts of electronics, batteries and aluminum we sent out, or with all the cardboard, tin and glass that was processed in house? How about with our brand new, shiny, burn unit from Tok Welding! Our landfill is now...
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Thank you April for taking care of the Summer Reading Club! We had 31 people join the club, and they read 1,582 books and grand total of pages was 41,914.
Thank you Tess for scanning all of the photographs for the Enhancement grant! I am now back in t...
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Hi, my name is Kaylee.
On Saturday, my brother Kaleb killed a porcupine. He went down to Ole Creek in a boat with our dad and Terek and then he spotted it and he said it looked like a bear. Then he went over to shore and got it. Then they brought it h...
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LPSD has had Cross Country for the second year in a row now. This year, I coached Lukas, Josephine, Molly, and Maggie. For practice, I had them alternate between core training exercises and light running, to running to the end road sign by the dump &...
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Happy spring everyone.
As the boating season is fast approachingI want to remind everyone to have fun and be safe on the water this year as you go about your summer activities. Remember to have a Personal Flotation Device in your boat for all adults a...
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I am back from a short-lived “maternity leave.” On August 16th Terek and I became proud parents of Erika Danielle Salmon-Anelon and our priorities did a 180! All I want to do is stay home and watch her every move, but alas the village does not run on auto-pilot.
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December 2 - Amara Decker
December 10 - Tony Wassillie
December 11 - AlexAnna Salmon
December 12 - Dave Hostetter
December 24 - Sheryl Wassillie
December 25 - Avery Nelson
December 28 - Dannika Wassillie
December 29 - Willy Nickoli
January 3 - Aiden Wassillie
January 8 - Kaleb Hill
January 23 - Annie Wilson
IGIUGIG LIBRARY
Betsy Hostetter, Head Librarian
Our first digital photo collection, made possible through our IMLS Enhancement Grant, is now live at the Alaska's Digital Archives website.
Click Here to view our progress as we work to add new photos (link will open in a new window).
We encourage you to participate in this project by submitting photos and stories. Contact Betsy Hostetter for more information.
Click Here for Library/Computer Lab News
Winter Library Hours:
Mon - Fri: 3:30PM to 4:30PM & 6PM to 7PM
Sat: 11AM to Noon
The library is closed on Sundays & Holidays
Something exciting is coming to the Igiugig website. Watch this area in the days to come...
Our Visitors Since April 1, 2009 -
