Joe Parnell drives a lawnmower at Valley of the Eagles in Haines on Friday, July 3, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

The Valley of the Eagles Golf Course, near 1 Mile Haines Highway, is, and always has been, an operation that demands constant labor and produces no revenue. For 20 years, it has been owned by people with no interest in playing golf. 

It’s counterintuitive, but all true – except for the statement that the…

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