Haines’ cruise ship season wrapped up on Oct. 5, ending a strong year for the industry with the number of passengers far exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Still, business owners and tourism officials say the town faces challenges for next year including irregular store hours and concerns about wildlife at Chilkoot Lake. Nearly 80,000 cruise ship passengers visited […]
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Police Report
Sunday, Oct. 1 A caller reported being followed by a black bear near the Haines Highway. A caller requested a welfare check at Mile 7 of the Haines Highway A caller reporter a bear in a vehicle along the Haines Highway. Police assisted a citizen. Caller reported a bear damaged his vehicle. A caller reported […]
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Zane Reynolds is so far the only entrant in the kids division of the annual coho salmon derby, but his mom, Tonya Reynolds, said the 7-year-old’s catch was still impressive. Zane has been fishing for years, and according to his mom knew how to tie a fishing knot before he could tie his shoes. At a recent family outing […]
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We need more respect for Haines’ bears
I am a resident of Quebec but I have been traveling to the Yukon and Alaska for the past 22 years. The highlight of these travels has always been bear viewing from the Chilkoot Haven along the Chilkoot River. However, this past trip simply wasn’t the same — many tourists, and no park representatives in […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 17 A caller reported a bear spread trash from a nearby trailer park all across her property. She asked the responsible party be notified to clean it up. An officer was advised. A Paradise Cove resident reported an unoccupied sailboat dragging anchor in the cove. The harbormaster was contacted and said the boat […]
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August 13 Chilkoot Lake canoe incident led to multiple medevacs
At least five guests on a canoe tour operated by Alaska Mountain Guides on Chilkoot Lake were medevaced to Juneau after the boat overturned on Aug. 13, according to Haines fire chief Brian Clay. Clay was at the lake fishing with his family when the expedition-sized canoe overturned with nine people aboard. He said a rescue canoe […]
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DNR commissioner gets earful from Haines about state of parks
Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle got an earful about the state of Haines’ five park facilities from four residents who came to an open house on Friday evening. Residents excoriated Boyle for the state’s meager funding to area parks, the lack of a permanent park ranger in Haines, and what they saw […]
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Reinvented local favorite Moonalice returns to state fair
Moonalice guitar player Roger McNamee said he remembers the first time he visited Haines, he was woken up by a phone call in his hotel room at 1 a.m. It was the hotel attendant, letting him know the northern lights were out in full force. “We got out in the parade grounds, and it was […]
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Fourth of July photos
Fireworks started at 10:30 p.m. in Haines. Lex Treinen photo. The Olerud family float marches down Main Street during the Fourth of July Parade. Lex Treinen photo. The Chilkat Indian Village float marches through Main Street carrying two dugout canoes carved by Master Carver Wayne Price. The group performed a dance during the parade. Lex […]
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Hilma White, who helped establish the Hotel Halsingland and operated the Port Chilkoot Camper Park for decades, died Saturday at Haines Assisted Living. She was 98. An obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Friends and concerned animal-lovers were happy to hear that Foxy is home with her family. The 12-year-old border collie-retriever mix wandered away […]