The Haines Borough has been awarded $495,840 in federal money for the acquisition of Picture Point.
The U.S. Department of Transportation listed about $7 million in grants for Alaska projects in a news release last week. Money for acquisition of what the agency described as the “world-famous Picture Point” will come from a National Scenic Byways Program grant through the Federal Highway Administration. Haines was eligible for the grant due to the Haines Highway’s National…