The annual Haines Bald Eagle Festival is returning to Haines Nov. 10-12 with a revamped focus on community involvement, despite a late organizational change that put the entire festival at risk.
“It’s definitely a regrowth year. We’re definitely bringing it back to its roots,” said Rebecca Hylton, Haines’ tourism director.
The visitor’s center stepped in just a few months ago with three staff to take over the festival from the American Bald Eagle Foundation,…
