Motorists have been coping with triple-digit gas bills. Lex Treinen photo.

Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his gas bill: $92.

“It kinda sucks. Just looking at gas in Skagway, which is where we’re going, it’s $5.05 (per gallon),” said Johnson.

Haines fishermen, tourism businesses and vacationers have all been dealing with high gas bills as per-gallon prices in Haines approach $6.

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