A fortified trading post called "Redoubt St. Michael" was built by the Russian-American Company at this location in 1833; it was the northernmost Russian settlement in Alaska. The Native village of "Tachik" stood to the northeast. When the Russians left Alaska in 1867, several of the post's traders remained.

The trading settlement and the island were named after the archangel Michael.

St. Michael's population today is largely Yupik. Many residents are descendants of Russian traders.

The St. Michael economy is based on subsistence food harvests (hunting, fishing and gardening) supplemented by part-time wage earning. Most wage-earning positions are in city government, the IRA council and village corporation, schools and local stores. Some residents hold commercial fishing permits, primarily for the herring fishery.

Wikipedia articles for St. Michael

• St. Michael, Alaska
• St. Michael, Alaska
• KAMP-LP
• Fort St. Michael
• United States
• St. Michael Airport
• Zagoskin Lake (Nome)
• Saint Michael (volcano)
• St. Michael
• St. Michael volcanic field