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are the airlines flying into Haines, the Haines Highway
which closely follows the Dalton Trail to the Klondike
Gold Fields, and the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Haines and Skagway are the only two Southeast Alaska
American Bald Eagle Foundation - Haines
photo by: towns served by the ferry system that have connecting
TRAVEL GUIDE highways to the Yukon and interior Alaska.
Haines was originally settled by the Tlingit Native
tribes of the Chilkat and Chilkoot clans. They chose
Haines offers unlimited opportunities for outdoor and guided this area because of its mild climate and the abundance
excursions to suit many interests. Providing a full range
Location: Mile “0” on Haines Highway; of business services for visitors, the town is everything of fish and game. Near the end of the 18th century
when the first Caucasians came, the Chilkats were well
70 miles north of Juneau; 14 miles south you dreamed Alaska would be. established as a powerful trading tribe. They became
of Skagway. Population: 2400. Visitor Haines is located in a spectacular setting on the quite rich by trading rendered fish oil for furs and skins
Information: Haines Convention and Visitors Chilkat Peninsula near the northern end of Lynn produced in the interior.
Bureau: P0 Box 530, Haines Alaska 99827; Canal. Circled by towering mountains, Haines offers As an Anglo settlement, Haines was established in
Phone: (907) 766-2234; Toll-free (800) 458- magnificent views in every direction. The town is 1880 as a Presbyterian mission. The mission included
3579; Email: hcvb@haines.ak.us; Website: bordered by the spectacular Chilkat Mountain Range a school, church, and meeting hall and was named after
www.haines.ak.us on the west and the Coast Range on the east. The Mrs. F. E. Haines, the secretary of the Presbyterian
Tucked in the forests of southeast Alaska, historic Chilkat, Chilkoot and White Pass routes to the Home Mission. Commerce, farming, fishing and
surrounded by spectacular peaks, glaciers, rivers and Klondike gold fields lie to the north of the community. government followed the establishment of the mission
lakes, and home to abundant birds and wildlife, Haines The best ways to access this friendly community and contributed to the area’s growth.

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