Thank you Haines friends for welcoming me 15 years ago and for letting me share the wonderful Alaska wilderness, your friendship and camaraderie. My thanks is a little late in coming, but it took me this long to realize that my time in Haines has come to an end. I miss visiting with you at […]
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth
At the Nov. 3 Ports and Harbors Committee meeting I asked the first four questions below. Chair Diana Lapham suggested I submit the questions to the Borough for posting on the Lutak Dock website. As of Tuesday afternoon, none were posted. Design work is on-going. Now is the time for questions. 1. Has the Turnagain proposal been […]
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TAB asks assembly to address crowding at Chilkoot
The borough’s tourism board is pushing the assembly to get involved in the crowding issue along Chilkoot River. The Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) voted unanimously last Thursday to recommend the assembly discuss the problem with tour operators and land managers at their annual tour operator conduct meeting in the spring. The Chilkoot Corridor has had […]
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Talks with state include taking over DOT roads
A proposal to widen Lutak Road to accommodate increased tourist traffic could involve transferring three state-owned roads to the borough, according to Haines Borough manager Annette Kreitzer. Borough staff have had preliminary discussions with state transportation officials about improving Lutak Road, a proposal that could address traffic concerns raised by the borough’s tourism advisory board in July. In exchange for widening Lutak Road, […]
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Duly Noted
Sylvia Louise Loewen was born 11:20 p.m. Aug. 4 at Cornell Presbyterian Hospital in New York City to parents Rosalie and Reuben Loewen. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21.5 inches. Siblings are Marina, 7, and Lydia, 4. The family was in the city for about seven weeks, where they stayed with relatives. About 30 relatives greeted Sylvia upon […]
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Rietze offers door-to-door compost pickup Entrepreneur Genny Rietze has spearheaded Haines’ first door-to-door compost service for local business and residential subscription. Haines Compost will begin collection on October 5, servicing town, Mud Bay, Lutak, and up to 7 Mile on the Haines Highway. A monthly membership costs $30, but those who sign up before Oct. 1 […]
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Tour operator proposes heliport at 24 Mile
The borough’s largest tour operator has proposed building a helicopter port at 24 Mile Haines Highway to expand heliskiing operations and improve access to the mountains in case of ski-related emergencies. But the proposal — by Sean Gaffney’s company Chilkat River Adventures — has raised concerns from some upper valley residents wary of noise and the potential effects of […]
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Dock contractor fields questions at town hall
A contractor tasked with renovating the Lutak Dock told residents last week his company’s goal is to restore the dock’s prior use as a multi-purpose cargo facility. Jason Davis, president of Turnagain Marine Construction, said the company’s proposal to encapsulate the current dock structure would eliminate demolition costs while retaining the dock’s ability to transport “anything the […]
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HEDC needs more funding
Now that we know the Lutak Dock can be an ore dock under any configuration except neglect, let’s have honest, data and fact-based discussions about our economy and support Haines Economic Development Corporation on a par with tourism. Building a dock of the proposed dimensions opens the door to extensive freight traffic to justify the investment. It […]
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Resident urges TAB to look into bear monitors at Chilkoot
Concerned about increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic and human-bear encounters in the Chilkoot Corridor, Lutak Spur Road resident Richard Buck asked the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to consider making a recommendation to the borough assembly to hire bear monitors. “There’s a tremendous amount of traffic,” Buck said during a Sept. 29 TAB meeting. “It seems to […]