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Concerns over Chilkoot Corridor reiterated, moratorium on new tour permits possible
Overcrowding on the Chilkoot Corridor remains a major concern for Haines residents. That’s one of the takeaways from a meeting about state parks issues in the Chilkat Valley. And, the local government may put a moratorium on new tours in the area. The road to Chilkoot...
Skagway becomes a Purple Heart City
The Municipality of Skagway held a ceremony on Thursday to recognize the community as a Purple Heart City. The designation aims to reflect the gratitude that local residents have expressed for veterans who were wounded or killed in combat. Mission Objective Outdoors...
Haines Students to display puppets, sets at first Friday
Some young artists will be showing their work at a local art gallery during an upcoming first Friday [May 4] event in Haines. The show will consist of handmade puppets and sets and is the culmination of a several-months-long collaboration between students and a local...
Three assembly seats to be filled in October election
Recently resigned Haines Borough Assemblymember William Prisciandaro will be replaced by the third-place vote getter in the coming election. That’s what the assembly decided after unanimously accepting his resignation at a meeting on Tuesday night. According to the...
Brown bear sow with cub charges Ripinsky hikers
A hiking party of four cruise ship passengers encountered a brown bear sow and her cub while hiking on Mount Ripinsky in Haines on Wednesday. They set out from the Mt. Ripinski trailhead at the end of Young Road, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
Haines artists to open studios to the public for magical mystery tour
Artists are opening their studios to the public this weekend in Haines, for the Magical Mystery Tour Artist Studio Crawl. A local arts group is hosting an artist studio crawl which promises a glimpse behind the work of some of the area’s most talented artists. The...
Haines first responders hold 9-hour 9/11 vigil
The Haines Borough Fire Department commemorated the anniversary of September 11, 2001 by standing on full watch and presenting the flag in front of the Public Safety building on Wednesday. Haines may be about as far as you can get from Ground Zero in New York City...
Meeting to discuss 13,000-acre Chilkat Valley timber sale postponed
An open house meeting to discuss a major timber sale proposed near Haines and Klukwan has been postponed. Representatives from the University of Alaska, Division of Forestry, Mental Health Trust Land Office and U.S. Forest Service were set to be in Haines tonight....
Film exploring transboundary mining to show in Haines
A film about transboundary mining is coming to Haines this weekend. Uprivers focuses on the lives, of two indigenous women on either side of the Alaska / British Columbia border. Alaskan filmmaker, Matthew Jackson will host the screening along with one of the leading...
Fish and Game finishes first year of Haines bear study
Alaska Department of Fish and Game is in the midst of a multi-year study of the bear population in Haines. The study uses collars containing GPS devices to track bear movements and gather information about their habits. Fish and Game biologist Anthony Crupi gave a...