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A Guide to Haines, Alaska

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Arts & Gifts

Heather Lende
A popular newspaper columnist and radio commentator from Haines, Heather has a CD with Alaska stories.

Catotti & Goldberg Art Studio
Donna Catotti and Rob Goldberg present their paintings, original serigraphs and Giclée reproductions.

Foods

Bell's Seafood
Express shipping of a full range of Alaskan seafood, from salmon and halibut to shrimp and crab.

Birch Boy Gourmet Syrups
A wide variety of syrups are created, including Birch Table Syrup, Highbush Cranberry/Cherry Syrup and Alaskan Strawberry/Rhubarb Syrup.

Dejon Delights
A wide variety of salmon, halibut and caviar, cured in the finest natural salts and spices and smoked over Alaskan hardwoods.

Communications & News

Chilkat Valley News
This weekly paper's site has current news, and a news archive back to May 2000.

History

Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center
The museum provides an excellent look at the Native, military, marine and other aspects of the area's past.

Transportation

Alaska Fjordlines
Travel between Skagway, Haines and Juneau on a new 65-foot high-speed catamaran.

Haines-Skagway Fast Ferry
Formerly Chilkat Cruises - two 150-passenger high speed jet catamarans link Skagway and Haines.

Aviation

Fly Drake
Drake Olson offers Glacier Bay flightseeing, backcountry support and other services, using 2 Cessna bush planes.

Mountain Flying Service
Glacier Bay scenic flights, glacier landings, climber support and other bush plane operations are offered with a Bush Hawk XP.

Wings of Alaska
Year round daily scheduled flights to Skagway and Juneau.

Events

Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
Come to Haines in mid-November to see one of Nature's finest displays.

Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay
Each June, hundreds of cyclists from around the world race over the mountains from Haines to Haines Junction, Yukon.

Other Businesses

Doug Leen, DDS
A dentist working in Haines for the SE Alaska Regional Health Consortium, with some interesting stories to tell.

Sea Otter Woodworks
Building traditional natural wooden hot tubs and Japanese baths (ofuros) using a variety of cedars.

Tlingit Ink
A wide range of custom-imprinted products is available for promotion of your company, team or club.

More information about Haines

Haines Cooperative Libraries
Includes the catalogs of the Haines Borough Public Library, Haines Elementary Media Center, Haines High School Library and the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center.

The Haines Community website

Haines Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lots of information on local attractions and businesses.

If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name
This book by Haines resident Heather Lende provides an insightful and charming look at the community and its people.


Miscellaneous Links

The Tugboat Katahdin
Built in 1899 by Hanson Brothers in Seattle, the "Kat," originally a steam tug, has undergone an eight year restoration and is now moored in Haines.




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