First Friday The Haines Sheldon Museum will premier its exhibit, A Mystery Lies Beneath the Waves: The Legend of the Clara Nevada, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit honors the 125 year anniversary of the sinking of the Clara Nevada, a ship bound for Skagway. The exhibit will have interactive features that encourage readers to solve […]
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Fish and Game present latest bear survey data
Female brown bears are being hunted above what state biologists would like to see. This is one of the findings provided by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) biologist Anthony Crupi, in the latest data from a four-year study of brown bear population. Crupi shared his research on the state of the brown bear […]
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Board of Game approves nanny hunting penalty
The Alaska Board of Game last week approved proposals to prohibit hunters who harvested a nanny mountain goat to hunt the following year and to extend the black bear baiting season. The proposals were reviewed by the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Council in December. The council approved the proposal that the majority of its […]
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Assembly reverses heliport decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission’s decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River Adventures heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 5-1 with Debra Schnabel, Ben Aultman-Moore, Cheryl Stickler, Gabe Thomas, and Tyler Huling in favor and Jerry Lapp in opposition to reversing the decision. The assembly reconsidered the approval of Chilkat River Adventures co-owner […]
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Hearing granted over Palmer wastewater permit
A state administrative law judge will hear concerns raised by the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV) and environmental groups about a plan to discharge mining wastewater into the Klehini River watershed. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)commissioner Jason Brune late last month approved a request from Earthjustice — a law firm representing CIV and five environmental […]
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AMHS says it has crew to run summer schedule
Other than still needing crew if it is to put the Hubbard into service for the first time since it was built a few years ago, the Alaska Marine Highway System believes it has enough staff to operate the confirmed runs of its proposed summer schedule this year. The state ferry system has been plagued […]
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LCCP resumes River Talk
River Talk resumes Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Chilkat Center and continues monthly through April. The monthly winter and spring storytelling event, sponsored by Lynn Canal Community Players, includes seven storytellers each telling 7-minute stories at 7 p.m. based on various themes. Next week’s theme is “Tripping.” Tickets cost $7. “River Talk is a most enjoyable and […]
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Long live the polar dip
Thanks to Howsers, Mountain Market and Haines Home Building for donations that made the 17th Haines Polar Bear Dip a success. About 45 folks celebrated the new year with a brisk plunge into Lynn Canal. Viva the polar bears! Tom Morphet
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As usual, industry gets priority
First, I want to thank Kevin Shove for his recent letters in the newspaper and for his concern about our local goat populations. I have served on the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee (“the AC”) for the past seven years. Over those seven years the AC has repeatedly asked both the Haines Borough and the US […]
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2022: Big year for post-pandemic firsts, Lutak Dock and late rogue crime wave
In 2022, some iteration of the phrase “back after pandemic hiatus” was scattered throughout CVN headlines and stories like crumpled surgical masks littered along city sidewalks and in coat pockets. From the annual Celebration canoe journey and Lynn Canal Community Players productions to the return of large cruise ships and Canadian tourists, 2022 marked the return of […]