 Craig has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).Originally, Craig's townsite was a temporary fishing camp used for gathering herring.Craig was named after Craig Miller (also spelled Millar) who established a fish saltery on nearby Fish Egg Island in 1907 with the assistance of the local Haida natives who moved onto Prince of Wales Island, being driven from Haida Gwaii (British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands) starting in the 18th century.