More Chilkoot Tour Permits The assembly approved two more tour permits for operations in the Chilkoot Lake area The applications, from Cyclops Cycles and Sue Rakes Photography, come during renewed scrutiny on overcrowding and tourist behavior in the bear-heavy area. Rakes, and Cyclops owners Andrew and Natassja Letchworth, both submitted applications cognizant of this controversy, […]
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Police Blotter
Sunday, March 23 Police followed up on a court order on Mosquito Lake Road. Monday, March 24 Police followed up on a court order in Haines.A caller reported four-wheelers driving around wetlands on Lutak Road.A caller reported three children speeding on two four-wheelers on Lutak Spur. Tuesday, March 25 Police followed up on a court […]
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Support Fair, Responsible Business on April 8th
Please consider supporting our business at the Haines Borough Assembly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8. We desire to amend our tour permit for guided two-wheel tours on Lutak Road. In 2024, we voluntarily redirected our Lutak tour to Haines Highway and Mud Bay after opposition from other tour operators. But officials blocked us […]
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This Week in History: Protection for the Chilkat River, a glacier rescue, Ferebee River logging,
10 years ago The Chilkat Indian Village is pursuing protections for the Chilkat River that would prohibit activities affecting the river’s water quality. The village submitted a proposal to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council last week requesting the river be designated as an Outstanding National Resource Water, which protects waters of exceptional […]
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Police Blotter March 3-15
Monday, March 3 A caller said he had not seen his children in months as they had moved to Washington and did not return his calls. The caller was given options.A driver was given a verbal warning for speeding on Haines Highway. Tuesday, March 4 A caller reported people burning an unknown object next to […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Questions raised about new Chilkoot-area tour permits
Up to three new tours may be operating in the Chilkoot Lake area this summer, renewing questions about how to manage people and bears in the popular tourism zone. Two of the new tours – including the one already approved – propose operating only up to the park boundary, which tour operators say poses less […]
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Wintery weather causes crash on slick roads in Haines
A cold snap and winter storm caused at least one accident and calls for caution throughout the Chilkat Valley early in the week. The accident happened Monday afternoon as snow fell on already icy streets, creating hazardous conditions for drivers. A woman in a Jeep SUV driving down Young Road slid into the intersection with […]
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Chilkat Valley residents consider fallout from trade war with Canada
Last Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump implemented a 25% tariff on most Canadian-made goods; energy and energy resources are subject to a 10 percent tariff. In response, Canada put a tariff on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised another $125 billion of levies in three weeks. […]
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This Week in History: Antiques Roadshow misses the mark, teen shoots a moose, the Juneau Road riles residents
10 years ago Did TV show exaggerate the rarity and cash value of artworks? “Antiques Roadshow” overestimated the value and rarity of two Tlingit masks that reportedly originated in the Chilkat Valley, according to experts in Haines and Juneau. “This is really, really remarkable material. These are among the rarest objects in North America,” appraiser […]
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Police Blotter: Feb. 9-March 1
Sunday, Feb. 9A caller reported that his daughter did not return from Winterfest as planned. An officer responded.A driver received a citation for failure to stop at a stop sign on Tower Road.Dispatch received multiple 911 calls from Alaska Power & Telephone transmission towers.A driver received a verbal warning for unsafe operation on Mud Bay […]