Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Alaska, the 8th largest in the U.S., and covers nearly 1,000 sq. miles. The lake is 77 miles long and up to 22 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 988 feet. Through the Kvichak River, its waters drain into Bristol Bay. Iliamna is said to be, "the name of a mythical great blackfish supposed to inhabit this lake, which bites holes in the bidarkas [kayaks] of bad natives."
With headwaters in Lake Iliamna, the Kvichak River drains the lake into Kvichak Bay, an arm of Bristol Bay. The river is about 60 miles long. The communities of Levelock and Igiugig lie on the Kvichak River. Historically, the river was navigated and subsistence fished by local Alaska Natives. The name of the river means from, or up to, great water, a reference to Iliamna Lake.
Igiugig is a small village (population 66) 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.
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Village Information
The Village of Igiugig offers a small store, restroom & shower facilities, clinic, post office and a library with computer access. Please be aware of your environment and remember to recycle, reuse, and dispose of your garbage properly.
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Land Use
Dividend income is derived from land use fees paid by area lodges and sport fishermen. Land is also leased exclusively to particular lodges. Profit from INC lands benefit shareholders, scholarship and educational programs, and our reserve fund with the intention to buy private property along the riverbank to increase Igiugig Native Corporation land-base, and thus provide for a greater land base in which permit holders may utilize.
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Winter Library Hours:
Mon - Fri: 3:30PM to 4:30PM & 6PM to 7PM
Sat: 11AM to Noon
The library is closed on Sundays & Holidays
May 6 - April HostetterMay 12 - Tanya SalmonMay 22 - Andrew Scrivo |
June 2 - Jolynn DeckerJune 5 - Christina SalmonJune 15 - Kevin OlympicJune 20 - Jeremy Salmon |
May 3 at 10am
Lake & Pen Borough Comprehensive Plan meeting. Location TBA
May 4-17
School trip to Boston and Orlando. Our sincere thanks to everyone who made this trip possible.
May 18
Last day of school!
Good afternoon and Happy Friday:
The Lake and Pen Borough is revising its Comprehensive Plan. For more information on this project, please visit http://www.lakeandpen.com/ and it is on the front page.
The Borough plans to meet in Igiugig on May 3rd at 10AM. Meeting location TBA. I know that most of the community/students will be departing on the epic school trip on that day, but please attend!
Thank you,
AlexAnna
“Pineapple! Way to read the Defense! Go No-see-ums!”
Those were the words that me and my basketball team, Josie, Blaise, and Charmaine, had used many a times while playing games in Kokhanok for three man basketball districts.
Before the games started I didn't even know that I was going to be the coach until days before a tournament was supposed to go down. I started out coaching fresh from not playing or touching a basketball in MONTHS! We went through drills and did a lot of running at practices. It wasn't until about the last practice that Josie had mentioned that my brother-Tony their last years coach, made them run 30 lines a day and run 15 no-see-um laps. And here I thought that I was running them pretty hard at 10 No-see-um laps and about 15 lines. Ahahaha!
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POSITION TITLE: VILLAGE MAINTENANCE WORKER and BULK FUEL MANAGER
Steady year-round work with an increase in job duties starting in April and lasting through the summer months.
Remember to separate #1 plastics, aluminum cans, glass, food scraps, & cardboard. Properly segregating your trash will help keep the cost of dump fees down.
Signs have been hung around the hangar directing you where to dispose of your trash.
The Hangar is now locked. Please drop your trash off during Office hours.
Thank you for your cooperation & understanding!
It's a simple task. When you leave any public building, please turn out the lights behind you. Even if you plan on returning later.
The next time you look at your light bill and start to complain about the cost of it, remember that we can't keep electric bills down when you keep public lights on! We can only help you if you help yourself!
Igiugig News & Notes
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Our Visitors Since April 1, 2009 -
Igiugig Tribal Library Betsy Hostetter - Librarian
Igiugig School Katy Jurney Scrivo - HT
Powerhouse New Igiugig Powerhouse
Igiugig Clinic Stacie L. Garrison - CHA-III
VPSO / Fire Department Sgt. Dan Decker, Sr.
Dallia Andrew Biography
Gabriel Gust Biography
Annie Wilson Biography
Alice Zackar Biography
Mike Andrew, Sr. Biography
Mary Olympic Biography
George Wilson, Sr. Biography
I began the month of February in Juneau for the Rural Development Class “Understanding the Legislative Process.” While there I met with various agencies to investigate why the State Census has Igiugig at 45 people; the federal census is also incorrect, listing Igiugig at 50. We will try to appeal both. It is important to note that Permanent Fund applications are due by March 31st, 2012 and you can help with the population problem by using an Igiugig address for both physical and mailing addresses for your PFD.
