The Chilkoot River sockeye run arrived in a large surge last weekend, bringing the fish count at Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Chilkoot Weir to nearly six-times what it had been just 48 hours before. As of Friday evening, roughly 3,000 sockeye had passed through the weir since it was installed at the end […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter — Fair Edition
Today is the opening day of the Southeast Alaska State Fair and they’ve sponsored a special edition of the Chilkat Valley Newsletter. In it, you’ll find out what’s happening in the Chilkat Valley through the long weekend. Highlights include daily pig races, Wearable Arts and stages jam-packed with music. See the full lineup below. As […]
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 […]
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Assembly Briefs: Dock, new vehicles, and outhouses
Lutak Dock The borough is seeking a project manager for the Lutak Dock, a role assembly member Gabe Thomas said could keep the dock on schedule by “keeping the fire lit.” That comes as assembly member Eben Sargent again brought up concerns with the management of the project, including not having an updated schedule and […]
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20 summers later, Haines’ improbable golf course endures
The Valley of the Eagles Golf Course, near 1 Mile Haines Highway, is, and always has been, an operation that demands constant labor and produces no revenue. For 20 years, it has been owned by people with no interest in playing golf. It’s counterintuitive, but all true – except for the statement that the course […]
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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 […]
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Mining firm claims new industrial port planned in Haines
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 a new industrial port in Haines. In a June 29 interview on podcast Mining Stock Daily, Vizsla Copper CEO Craig Parry said that the state government is “looking at potential development […]
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Blotter: June 14 – June 20
Sunday, June 14 A caller at 27 Mile Haines Highway reported a brush fire. HVFD, KVVFD, and AST responded. The fire was extinguished. An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department and Haines Borough Police Department police responded to a […]
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Assembly Briefs: Mayor joins MARAD meeting, H-1B visa and Episcopal Church’s land
Mayor joining MARAD meeting over Lutak dock During this week’s report from borough manager Alekka Fullerton, she said the Lutak Dock Liaison committee will be meeting with the Maritime Administration on Wednesday. Committee members are borough staff: clerk Mike Denker, Fullerton, facilities director Brad Jensen, planner Chen Wu, and harbormaster Henry Pollan. Fullerton told assembly […]
