The land by the Haines Highway 18 mile marker holds a lot of personal history for Patrick Philpott. It’s where Philpott, a hunter, got his first kill: “It was a rabbit, and I remember the rifle I used,” he said during borough assembly testimony last week. “It was a Montgomery Ward .410 single-shot bolt action. […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday July 17
The Valley of the Eagles golf course may be one of Haines’ least likely landmarks. Built on former wetlands near 1 Mile Haines Highway, it required years of permitting, constant labor and has never worked particularly well as a business. Its founder, longtime Haines doctor Stan Jones, did not ply golf when he began imagining […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday July 10
The owners of the Palmer Project, the advanced mineral exploration project in the Chilkat Valley, say they’re partnering with the State of Alaska on the new industrial port in Haines.In a June 29 interview on podcast Mining Stock Daily, Vizsla Copper CEO Craig Parry said the state government is “looking at potential development of a […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Tidelands, trees and more
10 Years Ago A fundraiser July 21-22 at the Hammer Museum will give residents a chance to brighten their toolboxes. “Art and Hammer” is patterned after “Wine and Canvas” fundraisers in the Lower 48, said Kate Dickson, museum assistant. Participants will get a claw hammer, plus art supplies to decorate it, including acrylic paints. Finger […]
Posted inLocal News
Takshanuk withdraws permit after Warren family opposition
Takshanuk Watershed Council has withdrawn a permit application due to concern about proximity to a neighboring Native allotment. The local nonprofit applied on June 2 to permit three tent platforms and an outhouse at its Jones Point property. The organization planned to use the site for an educational program it said would “consist primarily of […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday June 19
The Haines borough is headed to Superior Court over a decision to exempt a local Episcopal church property from borough tax. The dispute surrounds a parcel at 1 Mile Haines Highway purchased in 2000 by St. Michael & All Angels’ Episcopal Church. After the purchase, the church converted a small structure on the property into […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday June 12
When international cruise ship terminal management company Global Ports Holding approached the Haines Borough about leasing its cruise ship dock, it touched off a local debate about cruise traffic that has yet to cool. Now another company, Huna Totem Corporation, has approached borough leaders expressing competing interest. Will Steinfeld reports this week on the outcome […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Arts & Culture
In three canoes, 35 crewmembers depart from Haines heading to Celebration in Juneau
Early Saturday morning, three canoes, all built with guidance from master carver Wayne Price Ká jeis yutsi.aak, began their journey to Juneau. With rough seas predicted until Berners Bay, Price anticipates the crews will have to ride aboard the three support boats until the handmade vessels find calmer seas. Price said this will be his […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday May 29
What does Beerfest look like in numbers? Start with $5,000 worth of dinner ingredients, 1009 patrons and one traffic stop. Behind the crowds were chefs working, 100 hours weeks, bakers scrambling to keep up with demand, volunteers managing sprawling campsites, restrooms and garbage collection. The figures offer a glimpse into the logistics required to pull […]
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Blotter: May 17 – May 23
Sunday, May 17A caller in the 100 Block of Third Ave reported a person locked their keys in their vehicle. Vehicle lock out information was relayed.Officers assisted another agency in the 300 Block of Haines Hwy.A caller in Klukwan reported a lost kayak on the Chilkat River. Officers obtained the item description and contact information.A […]