The municipality has $20,000 to give away, so the first 200 people who spend $300 at participating local businesses get another $100 to spend.
KHNS - Haines
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Haines mourns death of Speedy, the ‘Bearoness of the Chilkoot’
Local photographer Tom Ganner says Speedy was the Chilkoot’s star attraction, and raising her cubs on the Chilkoot allowed many people to see bear families interact.
Could the Malaspina Glacier melt into a new bay on Alaska’s southern coast?
What’s happening at the Malaspina Glacier may be the largest landscape transformation underway in the United States.
COVID-19 almost sank the Haines bookstore. A local author’s national fans saved sales.
The shop’s owner said that “Heather Lende pretty much saved the bookstore for the summer.”
‘These are the doors, they look like tacos’: More bears killed amid spate of damage in Haines
Last year Haines police got 185 bear-related calls, which was more than double the 2018 number. This year there have already been more than 200.
Yukon mining industry sees opportunity in Port of Skagway
Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata says year-round work that’s not tied to the tourist industry is especially attractive, in light of the pandemic.