Southeast Roadbuilders finished paving Chilkoot Lake Road last week and the $1.6 million improvement project, more than 10 years in the making, is nearly complete. The project’s completion will come with more regulatory oversight, said Alaska State Parks Southeast Superintendent Preston Kroes. Parks will also institute boat-launch and day-use fees at all state parks “in the very […]
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First cruise ship in nearly two years docks
The first cruise ship to visit Haines in 622 days, the American Constellation, docked Saturday. The ship’s 82 passengers were welcomed by the Chilkat Dancers and Mayor Douglas Olerud. The last cruise ship to dock in Haines came on Sept. 29, 2019. Six months later, the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tourism for the […]
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What’s making our dogs sick?
I live out the Highway on Mosquito Lake Road. I have two dogs, a terrier named Rocky and a German Shepherd named River. Rocky is known to eat everything he comes across, indoors or out. River is more circumspect. There lies the irony. Last Friday night, River started to act pretty weird. Her coordination was […]
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Austin Welch and Rachel Frazier were married March 27 at LaSelva Beach, Calif. Austin’s mom, Fuzzy Von Stauffenberg, stayed with her sister Patricia Ruth in Capitola and also spent time with her daughter Ashley Martin and family. Austin’s dad Tim and his stepmother Carolyn Welch live in LaSelva Beach. The intimate beach wedding was followed by a spirited reception for about 150 people. Austin recently completed paramedic and […]
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This Week in History
Sept. 16, 1970 “Fireman, Save That Church!” was the cry yesterday when a group of citizens headed by Mrs. Eunice Benson halted the burning of the old Haines Presbyterian Church (see photo) scheduled for today as part of the training of fire fighters assembled in Haines. Mrs. Benson has called a meeting for Friday at […]
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Woman gets surprise bite while using outhouse
Although Shannon Stevens was prepared for the sting of cold when she bared her behind in a Chilkat Lake outhouse last weekend, she wasn’t expecting the sting of a bear tooth. “I just sat down and the thing bit me right away. I jumped up, screamed, screamed for my brother,” Stevens said. Her brother Erik […]
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Julie Rae and Jan McPhetres recently returned from a challenging tour of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. Rae and McPhetres completed eight day hikes in the Alps, which Rae said were filled with blue skies, warm temperatures, wildflowers and the sound of cow bells. They also went to Zurich, where they took part in The Street Parade, the […]
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Man mauled by bear near Chilkoot Lake
Released from Bartlett Hospital this week Bart Pieciul, 38, was released from the Bartlett Regional Hospital Tuesday after being mauled by a brown bear during a backcountry ski outing above the Glory Hole Road above Chilkoot Lake on Saturday, Feb. 6. Pieciul’s ski partners, Graham Kraft and Jeff Moskowitz, were skinning up the mountainside when the trio […]
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Chilkoot Lake Road closed to winter vehicle traffic permanently
Alaska State Parks has permanently closed the Chilkoot Lake corridor road to motorized vehicle traffic during the winter months, citing lack of funding to patrol the popular wintertime recreation area that has experienced vandalism and vehicle accidents in recent years. “The gate will be closed approximately the beginning of November or possibly sooner depending on weather (and) […]
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Kai Dixon moved from Haines back to Wasilla with his family at the end of summer 2020 and has transitioned his high school athletic career in grand fashion. Kai is one of the team captains and on the starting front line for the hockey team Colony Knights, and scored a natural hat trick in his first […]