When Sally Anderson and Michael Wald bought their property, there was an existing public prescriptive easement on the property. This easement was created via Alaska Statute 09.45.052 and Alaska Statute 09.10.030. These statutes award the right of use to the public after 10 years of adverse, continuous use. The public in Haines has been using Viking Cove for 40 or more years. The right of use to the fractional piece of the property that the…