The Haines cruise ship season starts Wednesday with the all-day docking of the 1,465-passenger Holland America ship Zaandam.
Tourism director Tanya Carlson said she’s hoping spinoff from the cable TV show “Gold Rush: Alaska” will help boost interest in the town. The program, filmed last summer in the Chilkat Valley’s Porcupine mining district, was a hit for the Discovery Channel last winter.
A pre-season party Carlson hosted last week included appearances from some of the…
