If you’ve driven on Mendenhall Loop Road, you may have seen the huts. The rusted steel half-circles look a bit like mini-airplane hangars.
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New winter tours, heliski map ordinance on Haines Assembly agenda
Haines’ newly elected officials will take their seats Tuesday night. The election results are set for certification at the beginning of the assembly meeting. It won’t mean much change in the makeup of the body.
Alaska Native tribes unite to oppose mega-mines
Tribal groups from opposite ends of the state have formed an alliance to fight mines they say threaten traditional fisheries.
University extends bid, comment deadline for proposed Chilkat Peninsula timber sale
The deadline for bids and public comment on a proposed Haines-area timber sale has been extended. The University of Alaska is offering up 400 acres of old growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock on the Chilkat Peninsula.
New Haines museum exhibit explores how a Tlingit stronghold gave way to non-Native settlement
The Haines area used to be a Tlingit stronghold, ruled by an alliance between the prosperous Chilkat and Chilkoot people. A new Haines Sheldon Museum exhibit explores how the Native territory gradually gave way to white settlement in the late 1800s. The exhibit will anchor the museum’s upstairs space for at least two years.
For third time in 2 years, state officials cite Skagway Assemblyman for financial disclosure violations
Henry’s checkered candidate disclosure record was discovered when he pleaded guilty to federal tax crimes in early 2016. Henry hadn’t paid income tax for a number of years.
Troopers: Haines teen illegally shot black bear from boat
The boat’s owner is being charged for his alleged involvement in the illegal kill. The troopers did not name the teenager or say whether he is being charged.
Talking Trash: In Ketchikan, you can salvage stuff from the landfill
In Ketchikan, people can come up to the landfill and take what they want, which saves the city time, space and money.
Tlingit storyteller brings tales to life
During the second day of the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Tlingit storyteller Bob Sam spread his arms, and slowly flapped, mimicking the flight of a bird in front of nearly 50 people.
Tlingit tribal conference in Sitka leans into cultural contrast with Alaska Day holiday
Alaska Native people gather before Alaska Day in Sitka to share knowledge and to heal.