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In the News (Wed 30 Dec 09)

  
  Haines Chamber of Commerce, Alaska
The CHARR Convention is scheduled to be in Haines in the fall of 2008.
Haines' annual spring clean-up campaign is set for April 29 to May 9.
Haines featured as one of the 20 dream towns in which to live in America.
www.haineschamber.org   (788 words)

  
  Haines Alaska Cruise Shore Excursions, Activities & Day Tours from Alaskatours.com
Haines is located at the northern end of America's longest fjord, the Lynn Canal.
The scenic backdrop to Haines is quite remarkable, and the region boasts some 20 million acres of protected wilderness.
Cruise from Haines aboard a water taxi through the waters of Lynn Canal, North America's largest and deepest glacial fjord to Juneau.
www.alaskatours.com /haines-alaska.htm   (639 words)

  
 Alaska.com | Other cities & towns   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Haines is the home of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, where as many as 4,000 bald eagles gather each fall to feast on spawning salmon.
Situated where the Alaska ferry system meets Alaska's road system, Haines is a well-used port for drivers -- car and RV -- who don't want to travel the entire Alaska Highway.
Later, the Haines Highway -- a narrow, scenic route -- was laid roughly parallel to the trail.
www.alaska.com /places/cities/other_cities/story/4565654p-4702774c.html   (2145 words)

  
 Haines Alaska and Bald Eagle Festival
Haines is located on the western shore of Lynn Canal, between the Chilkoot and Chilkat Rivers.
Haines is located between the Chilkoot and Chilkat Rivers on the western shore of the longest fjord in America, the Lynn Canal.
Haines is a full service community with grocery stores, automobile service, photography supplies, gift stores, gas stations, RV parks, camping facilities, State ferry terminal, a State-owned seaplane base, two small boat harbors with a total of 240 moorage slips and a cruise ship dock.
www.alaskatrekker.com /haines.htm   (875 words)

  
 Haines, Alaska Cruise Port Information on AlaskaCruises.com
Haines is perhaps the most beautiful spot in the entire state, and the picturesque scenery of the snow-covered mountains will satisfy all of your visual desires.
Tourists to Alaska often remark that the Tlingits and the other locals in Haines are some of the most likeable people in all of Alaska, comfortable with themselves and with helping one another and visitors to their city.
One of the most pleasant nighttime activities in Haines is to venture into one of the local bars and have a drink with someone who has lived in town their entire life.
www.alaskacruises.com /alaska_ports.asp?pageID=255   (341 words)

  
 Haines Chamber of Commerce: Community Profile
Haines is located on the shores of the Lynn Canal on the Chilkat Peninsula between the Chilkoot and Chilkat Rivers.
Haines is 85 air miles north of the capital city of Juneau and about 600 air miles southeast of Anchorage and Fairbanks.
In the 2004 census of the Haines Borough population was 2,245.
www.haineschamber.org /profile.html   (1528 words)

  
 Haines Alaska, Alaskan cities
Surrounded by snowcapped mountains, lush meadows and forests, the area is one of the most scenic in all of Alaska.
Haines can be reached via the 159-mile Haines Highway which branches from the Alaska Highway 100 miles north of Whitehorse at Haines Junction.
The Haines highway was built in 1943 and is now one of Alaska's best and most scenic highways.
www.bellsalaska.com /haines.html   (941 words)

  
 Haines Presbyterian Church, Haines Alaska
The Haines congregation is committed to being a light in the community for Christ and is reaching out with both time and offerings to others near and far.
Haines, who was secretary of the national women's missionary society.
Haines is surrounded by numerous rivers, lakes, and scenic mountains which rise from the sea.
www.haineschurch.org /index.html   (457 words)

  
 Haines, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haines has no municipal government; in November 2002, voters approved a measure consolidating the city of Haines and the Haines Borough into a home-rule borough.
Haines, the chairwoman of the committee that raised funds for its construction.
With the finishing of the White Pass and Yukon Route railway in neighboring Skagway, the Dalton Trail was mostly abandoned and Haines declined economically.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haines,_Alaska   (1110 words)

  
 Haines House - Sheldon Museum, Haines, Alaska
Alaska Steam called at Haines, and many long-time residents have nostalgic memories of voyages on the line.
The end of an era was at hand as the gallant flotilla of passenger vessels disappeared from Alaska waters.
Their business was purchased by the Territory of Alaska in 1951 and grew, as the Alaska Marine Highway to nine ferries with service extended to Seattle.
www.sheldonmuseum.org /marine.htm   (1148 words)

  
 Haines Alaska
The 48,000 acre Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve which was established to protect and perpetuate the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles and their critical habitat.
Alaska Indian Arts Center, open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday, features carvers and artisans making totem poles, masks, ceremonial blankets, rattles, dishes, war clubs, and the like.
Haines Convention and Visitors Bureau is operated by the Haines Visitor Bureau and City of Haines, the center offers statewide travel information.
www.pinnacle-travel.org /Alaska/Haines.htm   (689 words)

  
 Haines  Alaska - Cruise Reivews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Climate and current weather information for Haines Alaska: Haines enjoys the best weather on the Inside Passage with temperatures in the Spring and summer temperatures from 60°F-80°F/16°C-27°C. Nighttime, early mornings and higher elevations are cooler, from the 40's-50's/10°C. If visiting later in the summer, you could encounter slightly colder temperatures.
Haines Set on the beautiful Chilkat Peninsula at the Chilkat Mountains, it is just south of Skagway and northwest of Juneau.
Alaska's salmon fishing grounds are locked in ice, bald eagles gather here by the thousand to fish in the Chilkat River mainly because Haines' climate is considerably drier than most of southeast Alaska - and warmer.
www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=44   (786 words)

  
 Alaska Cruise Experts: Ports
Alaska's heritage comes alive in the handcrafted artistry of the Tlingit Indians and the performances of Native dancers in their brightly painted tribal masks.
Alaska Indian Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the revival of Tlingit art forms.
The preserve was created by the State of Alaska in 1982 to protect the world's largest concentration of Bald Eagles and their habitat.
www.alaskacruiseexperts.com /port_display.asp?id=6   (868 words)

  
 Haines, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The town of Haines is located at the end of the Alaska Marine Highway (the native Alaskans called Haines "Dtehshuh", meaning end of the trail).
Situated on Portage Cove, Haines is only thirteen miles from Skagway by water, but 359 miles by road.
Haines began much the same as many other small Alaskan communities - as a trading post.
www.sikumi.com /haines.html   (102 words)

  
 Travel to Alaska - Juneau and Haines   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Haines is the Alaska of people's dreams - a community on the shores of a beautiful fjord, beneath towering mountains sculpted by past and present glaciers, with all the charm, warmth and friendliness of the Alaskan frontier.
Originally settled by Tlingit Indians, who valued the area for its mild climate and abundance of food, Haines later drew adventurers seeking fortunes during the great Klondike gold rush of 1896-99.
The old trading trail used by the Tlingits to reach the interior eventually became known as the "Dalton Trail" - a supply route to the Klondike.
www.traveltoalaska.com /haines-juneau.html   (157 words)

  
 Haines Alaska RV Park: Oceanside R.V. Park in Haines Alaska
Haines Alaska RV Park: Oceanside R.V. Park in Haines Alaska
Oceanside RV Park is an Alaska RV park that offers the best views and great rates in Haines Alaska.
If you are looking for a great Alaskan RV Park or simply an RV park in Haines Alaska to enjoy the summer, look no further.
www.oceansiderv.com   (132 words)

  
 Haines, Alaska, RV parks and campgrounds
The 151 miles of scenic grandeur from Haines Junction, YT, to Haines, Alaska, is probably the most beautiful mountain drive anywhere.
Haines is a ferry port for Southeast Alaska.
Haines, Alaska, and the Haines Highway offer some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere in the north.
www.karo-ent.com /haines.htm   (594 words)

  
 State Parks near Haines   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The small town of Haines lies at the north end of Alaska's southeast panhandle.
The park is at the south end of Chilkoot Lake, near the outlet of the lake to the Chilkoot River.
Because of the salmon spawning in the river and at this end of the lake, this area is also a bear highway.
www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/haines.htm   (935 words)

  
 Haines Borough, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haines Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States.
Haines Alaska is one of the northern stops on the Alaska Marine Highway.
Haines Junction (Canada) is just north of Haines, Alaska.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haines_Borough,_Alaska   (361 words)

  
 Bald Eagle Festival Haines Alaska
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve was created by the State of Alaska in June 1982.
The river "flats" of the Chilkat River, along the Haines Highway between Miles 18 and 21, are the main viewing area for eagle watchers and are considered critical habitat in the Preserve.
By road via the Haines Highway which connects with the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, 155 miles north of Haines.
www.alaskatrekker.com /festival.htm   (611 words)

  
 Alaska Fishing Haines and Skagway
Haines and Skagway are located at the northern end of Lynn Canal, the largest fjord in the world.
Although close to one another, both have their own distinctives: Haines is the southern terminus of the Haines Highway, and Skagway is the northernmost terminus of the southeast portion of the Alaska marine highway.
Skagway is noted for its contribution to Alaska’s gold mining history and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, and Haines is renowned for the nearby Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.
www.outdoorsdirectory.com /areas/fishing/southeast/haines_skagway.htm   (985 words)

  
 Haines Alaska Travel Infomation- Lodging, Cabins, Tours, Attractions, Fishing
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Haines connects the Inside Passage with the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction, in Canada's Yukon Territory.
The Alaska Canadian Highway allows Haines to be connected to the lower 48 and Canada.
www.welcometoalaska.com /haines.htm   (485 words)

  
 Haines Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Haines is the seasonal home to the 3,500 Bald Eagles that flock to take advantage of salmon spawning in the Chilkat River.
Haines offers several unique properties for overnight guests, including a hotel that originated as the officer’s quarters of historic Fort Seward.
The Haines Highway connects with the Alaska Highway, 155 miles to the north at Haines Junction.
www.alaskatravel.com /haines/index.html   (328 words)

  
 Haines Junction Canada, Canadian towns
Haines Junction is also the headquarters for Kluane (pronounced Kloo-WA-nee) National Park.
This monument, depicting the major wildlife of the Kluane area, was built in 1987 and currently sits at the cross roads of the Alaska and Haines Highways.
The branch road which was completed in 1943 is now the Haines Highway leading to the Alaska Marine Highway System and is one of the most beautiful highways in the north.
www.bellsalaska.com /hainsjct.html   (647 words)

  
 Haines, Alaska
At the northern end of America's longest fjord, Haines shares a border with 20 million acres of protected wilderness.
The heart of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park is less than 25 miles by air from downtown Haines.
Alaska's heritage comes alive in the handcrafted artistry of the Tlingit Indians and in the lively performances of the Chilkat Dancers, with their brightly painted tribal masks.
www.alaskalandandsea.com /destinations/haines.html   (245 words)

  
 Haines Borough Government
Only a qualified voter of the Haines Borough, who has resided continuously within the Haines Borough for at least one year immediately preceding election or appointment to office, shall be qualified to hold any of the elective offices of the borough.
This precinct encompasses the area of the Haines Borough to the north and west of the Haines #1 Precinct.
Election workers are hired by the borough as temporary emplyees and are paid an hourly wage.
www.hainesborough.us /election.html   (1655 words)

  
 HainesRealEstate.Com - About Us
Haines Real Estate is the only full time, real estate office in Haines, Alaska.
Our office is in downtown Haines on the main street, located in the Gateway building.
Tucked in the forests of southeast Alaska, on the shores of America's longest fjord, Haines is surrounded by spectacular peaks, glaciers, rivers and lakes, and is home to an abundance of birds and wildlife.
www.hainesrealestate.com /aboutus.cfm   (246 words)

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