A list of passenger needs in the Chilkat Center, Wednesday, September 17, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

In some respects, Wednesday wasn’t Haines at its best. 

Roughly 250 Holland America cruise ship passengers were met on shore by rain blown sideways by gusting wind. Then, after cold, wet tours, many sat inside tenders knocking against the dock, or waited on the dock itself, until they were told they wouldn’t be heading back to their boat,…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.