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A scientist works to solve the mystery of glacier bears
If you’ve lived in Haines for some time, you’ve probably heard of glacier bears — the rare black bear with gray or blue fur that has long been...
Library director takes job in Bethel
Haines Public Library director and community volunteer Carolyn Goolsby will end her tenure next...
Ferry routes added in February, March
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) activated the Tazlina ferry for more than a dozen routes up the Lynn Canal over the next two months. The...
Lynn Canal Players to stage Christie murder mystery this spring
The Lynn Canal Community Players (LCCP) will resume community theater in April after a long covid-caused hiatus with a production of the Agatha Christ...
Assembly grants heliski tour permit to fourth operator
After months of debate, the Haines Borough Assembly granted a heliski tour permit to a fourth operator in the Chilkat Valley. The Jan. 11 decision...
AMHS adds two sailings with private ferry
Following complaints about diminished ferry service to the upper Lynn Canal, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) added two January sailings...
New year brings new hope for tourism
Haines had fewer visitors in 2021 than in any other year for the last two decades, except 2020, according to a report compiled by Haines Borough...
Recent paid commentaries are antithesis of civil discourse
The ADF&G, Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) is constitutionally mandated to manage game using sustained yield principles. Within that mandate...
Thank you, Eric Holle
Thank you, Eric Holle, for three decades of care and advocacy on behalf of Southeast Alaska’s wild and priceless environment: fisheries habitat,...
2021 sees rebuilding, recovery from disaster, pandemic
Recovery and rebuilding were the watchwords of 2021 as residents navigated life in Haines among the...
Recent paid commentaries are antithesis of civil discourse
The ADF&G, Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) is constitutionally mandated to manage game using sustained yield principles. Within that mandate...
Residents launch food policy project
A team of local residents is launching an effort to collect information about food production, storage and supply in the Upper Lynn Canal. The effort...
Hot-mic remark causes concern
Assuming he was muted on Zoom at a Nov. 29 heliski Committee of the Whole meeting, Eric Holle said, “I’d like to kill Liz Cornejo.” Cornejo had...
Should Eric Holle be canceled?
Eric Holle’s recent Zoom meeting comment when he, thinking he was muted, said “I’d like to kill Liz Cornejo,” and much of the reaction to it,...
Heliski focus shifts to limiting helicopters
As the Haines Borough Assembly weighs a draft ordinance that would eliminate a cap on heliski tour permits in the borough, a new idea has piqued the i...
A month of snowfall buries roads, freezes travel
On Saturday, it was too snowy to erect the Christmas tree on Main Street. On Thanksgiving, it was too snowy, for most, to run in the Turkey Trot or...
Excursion Inlet plant to stay closed
For the second consecutive year, OBI Seafoods’ Excursion Inlet cannery won’t process fish next summer. The plant’s continued closure likely...
Freezing spray, weight distribution delay LeConte last week
The LeConte's sailing to Haines from Juneau was delayed Friday as freezing spray and a fully loaded...
Consultant questions Constantine's preliminary assessment in presentation
Montana-based consultant Jim Kuipers, a longtime mining industry employee turned consultant, discussed the economic prospects and possible...
Kiehl to seek reelection in 2022
Haines’ state senator, Jesse Kiehl, announced on Nov. 15 that he will seek reelection in 2022. Juneau representative Andi Story also plans to run in...
First Friday to include furry friends, cupcakes and fundraiser
A birthday celebration, complete with cupcakes and Lego creations, Alaska Weather Calendars and a turtle named Rosie will all be featured during Dec....
Constantine adjusts some language around Palmer road access
In recent months, Constantine revised language on its website with regard to the Palmer Project’s road access—an issue raised in a securities...
Heliski code hearing reflects sharp divide
Twenty seven people, including a Scottish expedition guide with National Geographic, commented at a Tuesday hearing on a draft ordinance that would...
Juneau may extend tax collection to sales aboard cruise ships
The Juneau assembly will consider an ordinance that would amend the borough’s sales tax code to collect on goods and services sold aboard cruise...