Haines Volunteer Fire Department organized a tribute outside the public safety building for the 343 firefighters who died during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. “It’s a tribute really to all those who made the sacrifice and to show how great it is to be an American,” said fire chief Al Giddings. The department […]
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Who owns Haines’ trails?
Hiking trails around Haines have been used recreationally for decades. But now, the legality of their use has been called into question. On Monday, Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office southeast area lands manager David Griffin sent an email to the Haines parks and recreation advisory committee, warning that three trails in the Haines area […]
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Duly Noted
Danny Johnston and Erin Dowden were married on Saturday at Chilkat State Park on a beautiful sunny afternoon across from Davidson and Rainbow glaciers. It was a fitting scene as the two met when Erin was working in Skagway on the White Pass Railroad and decided to take a birthday trip to Glacier Point with […]
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July 4th draws crowd
Hot, sunny weather drew crowds to Haines’ Independence Day festivities. The day started with a hotly contested Mount Ripinsky Race. In the women’s category, Sarah Elliot broke her own women’s record, finishing in first with a time of 30:40 seconds. Alissa Henry finished second in 38:40. In the men’s race, two 17-year-olds finished within 30 seconds of […]
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Haines locals sweep Chilkat Challenge
Wildfire smoke and record-breaking heat did not slow down the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon. In the third annual Chilkat Challenge, racers braved a rushing Chilkat River, sweltering asphalt and steep gravel hills to smash last year’s winning times. Liam Greven won the solo male adult division with the fastest overall time of three hours, 10 minutes and […]
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Parade and celebration a major success!
On behalf of the Haines Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank all of the Ripinsky and Riley level sponsors (Alaska Arts Confluence, Alaska Marine Lines, Aspen Suites Hotel, Constantine Mining LLC, Haines Real Estate, Lynn Canal Corporation, Mountain Market & Café), volunteers, parade participants, and the Fourth of July Planning Committee – Jan Hill, Diana Lapham, Carolann Wooton, […]
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Body IQ moves up the hill After almost five years in the firehall in Fort Seward, owner and therapist Marnie Harman has moved Body IQ out of the rented space and purchased a house-turned-studio. Clientele seeking therapy, yoga and health coaching can now report to Hartman’s new space on the corner of 3rd Avenue and […]
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Haines Avalanche Center asks for borough funding
Haines Avalanche Center director Erik Stevens asked the Haines Borough Assembly for $20,000 in the 2020 budget on Tuesday. Stevens said the money would be used to fund professional avalanche forecasting and education services. The Haines Avalanche Center employees three part-time staff from November to April. They gather snowpack observations in the mountains to understand the state […]
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A difference of degrees: The innate risk in avalanche terrain
Twenty feet below avalanche forecasters Erik Stevens and Jonny Cromwell, on a gray and frigid alpine slope behind Mount Ripinsky, passing clouds shroud then reveal a 3-meter deep fracture in the snowpack. The 400-meter long cleavage of snow is a crown line, one of at least seven where massive slabs of snow broke loose and cascaded […]
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Duly Noted
Gunshots, thunder or explosives? Those were among theories circulating to explain a series of loud booms heard around town early Tuesday morning. As many as 10 booms were heard around 5:30 a.m. by residents in an area that stretched at least from Piedad Road to 1 Mile Mud Bay Road. Some guessed the sounds were […]