The second annual Haines Celebration of Bears, an educational effort aimed at protecting bears by educating people, will include programs for youths and adults at five locations around town Aug. 21-22. Thee free weekend of activities is sponsored by the Haines-based Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation. Tania Lewis, a wildlife biologist for Glacier Bay National Park, […]
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Facebook photos out alleged thieves
A Haines woman fed up with thefts from her local business recently decided to hold the thieves accountable by setting up security cameras, snapping photos, and publicly posting the images of the suspected perpetrators on social media. Nicole Horton Holm, co-owner of Chilkoot Lake Tours, said she installed the cameras around the Chilkoot Lake dock after someone stole gas […]
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Russell takes helm as new park ranger
Travis Russell figures serving as state park ranger in Haines involves three seasons: summer, bald eagle season, and skiing season. The eagles start arriving as summer winds down, and when the eagle numbers start to dwindle, it’s time to start making tracks for local skiers, he said. Russell, 35, was recently chosen as Haines ranger. […]
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Drop in salmon prices a blow to fleet
A major drop in prices paid to fishermen soured the opening week of the Lynn Canal commercial gillnet season. Blame it on a storm in the global salmon market. Processors’ prices were down as much as nearly 50 percent for sockeye, 30 percent for chum and 64 percent for pink salmon. “(The price) is the worst it’s […]
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Drop in gas price should boost independent visitors
Low gas prices could help boost numbers of independent visitors to Haines this summer to the highest numbers in years, but some of the anticipated gain may be lost to ferry schedule changes and cancellations, according to owners and operators of tourism businesses. Unleaded prices are down about one dollar from the same time last […]
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Road issue, funding delay Chilkoot project
Inter-agency negotiations on the future of the mile-long Chilkoot River Road as well as funding uncertainties will delay for another year construction of riverside bear-viewing facilities, state officials said this week. The river is a summertime magnet for commercial tours, campers, fishermen and photographers. In recent years it’s also become a loosely managed bear-viewing attraction. […]
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Waiting on weather: Skiers need 1 clear day for event
Organizers of the Freeride World Tour international ski and snowboard competition this week pinned their hopes for staging the event on a forecast for clear weather Thursday. The one-day event has been repeatedly postponed since Saturday, March 14 for conditions including bad weather and avalanche danger. The skiers and film crew were ready to hit […]
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Crime, weather left mark on 2014
The Haines Borough, its school and police department, came under new management in 2014, a year marked by lopsided weather patterns, infrastructure worries and chronic crime. Acts of courage brightened a townscape clouded as much by economic uncertainty as by months of rain. Luke Marquardt ran back into a house fire to save a friend. Novice […]
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Sockeye surge, hatchery chum buoy gillnetters
An unexpected surge of Chilkoot-run sockeye, stable prices and hatchery chum catches helped make the 2014 commercial gillnet fishery another lucrative one for the fleet. The total gillnet haul – 1.68 million fish – was the fourth largest on record, topped by years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Hatchery chums made up 77 percent of the […]
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Chilkoot park re-opens
Park ranger Tom Kain said the Division of Parks has re-opened Chilkoot Lake State Wayside to accommodate fall visitors. The campground will be open, including restrooms and dumpster service, through Oct. 20. Crowds of anglers from the Yukon Territory are expected this weekend for Canada’s Thanksgiving weekend. As many as 50 visitors were along the Chilkoot River […]