A local photography shop has popped up on the hillside overlooking the waterfront and the cruise ship dock. 

Alaska Wild Bear Photography’s Brian Staurseth said he officially opened the doors on his yellow-roofed mini-studio on July 9. 

Staurseth, who lives in Haines year-round, used to operate his shop right across from the dock. But in 2019, he said he snagged the lease on the building where the Three Northmen meadery is currently operating. His plan…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...