Luke Marquardt and a friend dive for and then examine Dungeness crabs near the cruise ship dock on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Haines. Dungeness must be male and at least 6.5 inches across to keep for personal use. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)
Top: Juniper Brownell hits a jump at Powdah Mountain at 35 Mile of the Haines Highway during a no-fly day at the lodge, run by Alaska Heliskiing.
Top row: (left) A Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, SEABA, helicopter takes off to the Cathedral Peak. (middle) SEABA guide Peter Stone test an avalanche safety gear before takeoff. (right) Dave Gardner has been coming to Haines for 20 years to heliski. Bottom row: (left) Jordan Scheremeta and son 17-year-old Benjamin Martin embrace before a flight to Mount Emerrich, part of a graduation present for Martin, a competitive freeskier from Aurora, Colo. (middle) Alexa Boan tracks flights and conditions during a fly day for SEABA. Boan works as director of the chamber of commerce for a small town in South Carolina during the off season. (right) Clients for SEABA load up in helicopters for a flight to Mount Emerrich. (Photos by Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)
Top: Joe Miller, 7, waves a palm leaf during the annual Blessing of the Fleet on March 24, 2024.
Middle: Dozens of people gathered at the Small Boat Harbor on Sunday, March 24, 2024 for the Blessing of the Fleet in Haines, Alaska. As the names of 35 people lost at sea or in area rivers and lakes were read allowed, community members placed palms in a basket to remember them.
Bottom: Bonnie and Karl Johnson leave the Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday, March 24, 2024 in Haines, Alaska. Karl Johnson used to teach boating safety in Haines and said he knows many people on the list of community members who have been lost at sea or in area rivers and lakes. (Photos by Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)
A group of dancers take a break from work on Friday to party on Main Street. Dance Break organizer Stephanie Smith said she was nervous before the start about whether people would show up, but ultimately said it was a success to have about a dozen participants. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)
Jessica Gutierrez talks to customers while bartending on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. Gutierrez, is a veteran who had to work for months to get her medical benefits reinstated once she got into town. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)
Boaters and their dogs head out towards Portage Cove from the Small Boat Harbor launch on March 20, 2024. (Lex Treinen/Chilkat Valley News)