About 10 people met up at Portage Cove to participate in a new tour option in Haines – forest bathing. 

It’s not an actual bath, so no one is naked. Think of it more like a guided, outdoor meditation.  

Aimee Creelman, a certified forest therapy guide, led a group of locals through the state recreation site on a sunny afternoon in mid-July. 

“I just got my tour permit from the borough,” she said. 

Aimee Creelman…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...