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A visitor from Whitehorse, Y.T. who paid $780 to reclaim his trailer after a dispute with tow truck operator Paul Nelson is seeking redress through the Haines Borough. Alexander Gubergrits said he was deceived by Nelson and that he never would have agreed to a $450 bill Nelson presented him after pulling Gubergrits’ trailer from a […]

A crowd turned out Friday to witness the end of Good Partner II, the final remnant of a fleet of derelict wooden boats once hove up on the beach at Portage Cove. Resident Ned Rozbicki torched the vessel that became a tourist attraction, bunk for summer workers, and a playhouse for youths after the late […]

A facilitator is needed for the annual pie-eating contest, but other Haines traditions are ready to go and some new events have been added to Fourth of July festivities. While most activities will take place Independence Day, some will be held beforehand, including the fire department barbecue 11 p.m. Saturday, the Mad Raft Race 3 […]

Haines may see more dandelions in years to come. Some Haines residents are saying there’s a growth boom this year. “Instead of here and there, they appear to be in big clumps. There appear to be lots of them this year,” said Lutak resident Margaret Mock.   An invasive plant, dandelions can reproduce in explosive numbers, partly […]

The final year of a three-year study on eulachon runs in the Chilkat Valley documented an estimated return of 7.1 million of the smelt-like fish to the Chilkoot River. The study, administered by Takshanuk Watershed Council for the Chilkoot Indian Association, is the first of its kind here on eulachon, a subsistence staple for Alaska […]