This Week in History: Puppeteers, a new crane at the Small Boat Harbor and a new fire truck

10 years ago

After years of performing in makeshift tents, basements and other small venues around town, the Haines puppetry troupe Geppetto’s Junkyard is ready for the big stage.

Following three successful shows at Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival last weekend, Geppetto’s Junkyard is taking “Travels in the Belly of a Whale” to the Chilkat Center stage. 

For more than a decade, the group of ragtag puppeteers has set up in cramped quarters, like the Chilkat…