(Steve Curley/ American Solitude) Actor Joshuah Close, left, and Haines director Aaron Davidman talk on February 12, 2024 on the set of American Solitude.

A seasonal Haines resident is kicking off a Southeast Alaska tour of his new film “American Solitaire” at the Chilkat Center on Wednesday. 

The film centers around main character Slinger, a veteran who came home to the United States from his final tour “somewhat wounded and somewhat traumatized and his journey…

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.