Zachary James of the Haines Sheldon Museum says the recovered images are important for local Lingít artists to study the art form.
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Haines lands $20M federal grant to replace its freight and fuel dock
There’s no projected timeline yet, but the mayor estimates the project could take up to five years.
Winter weather, safety concerns force ferry to U-turn and head back to Juneau
It’s another wintertime hiccup in travel plans for upper Lynn Canal residents.
Skagway approves unemployment assistance program for residents
The Skagway-based benefits will be in addition to any benefits already being received through state or federal programs, and it’ll be paid for as part of the $2 million donation made by Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings earlier this year.
Haines welcomes its first Canadian visitor since March 2020
The U.S. border has reopened to non-essential travel for Canadians for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
US land border opening to Canadians for nonessential travel
At this point, no one seems sure how many Canadians will make the trek to Haines and Skagway after the border reopens. There are still stringent testing requirements for those travelers to get back into Canada.