Alaskans have been hearing this will be the biggest year for tourism ever since terrorism and the falling dollar made the headlines.
But Haines merchants are still waiting for the crunch, hoping it comes with Fourth of July.
“I’m hearing mixed signals,” said tourism director Chip Waterbury of how the tourist season has been going so far.
While counts at the Sheldon Museum are up, as are the state parks, others are a slow beginning…