VISITOR GUIDE HAINEAlaskA S VISITHAINES.COM WELCOME TO HAINES, ALASKA (Roaming River Photography) People all over the world travel to Haines, looking to experience what locals enjoy every day in our unique Alaskan town. Your adventure starts by deciding your mode of transportation and planning how to fit it all in. Nestled between North America’s deepest fjord and the Chilkat Range, get ready to embark on the “best-kept secret.” Explore Haines’ beautiful scenery, plentiful wildlife, cultural facilities and programs, and incredible outdoor recreation opportunities, and so much more! JOIN US! TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Getting to Haines 4 Golden Circle Tour 6 Haines History 8 Wildlife 10 Wild Things, Wild Places 14 Arts & Culture 16 Haines Map 18 Nearby Adventure Cover Photos Colors at Chilkoot Lake, Fishing 20 Accommodations Chilkoot (Tom Ganner) Skiing (Dawson Evenden) Totem Photo (Tom Ganner) 23 Local Listings Eagle (Tom Ganner) Back Cover: Picture Point Published July 2020 (Tom Ganner) Cape Prince Alfred BANKS I VICTORIA ISLAND Sachs Barrow Harbour Bay Wainwright Holman Cambridge Amundsen Beaufort Sea Cape Bathurst Gulf Prudhoe Bay Bering Strait Paulatuk Tuktoyaktuk 246 Kuguktuk Kotzebue Inuvik Selawik Aklavik 80 Seward Coldfoot Fort McPherson Gambell Bettles Old Crow Peninsula 35 Tsiigehtchic Great Nome ARCTIC CIRCLE Bear 116 Lake ST LAWRENCE 66.5˚ ISLAND Eagle Plains Fort Good Hope Yukon River Circle Livengood 231 Norman Wells Bering Sea Unalakleet Mackenzie River FAIRBANKS 5 Eagle YUKON Delta (CANADA) Hooper A L A S K A Junction Chicken 9 Bay Denali Holy Cross (Mt McKinley) Cantwell NORTHWEST Great 20,320 ft Dawson Slave City YELLOWKNIFE Lake Attu Tok Stewart TERRITORIES Paxson 109 Crossing Yukon River (CANADA) Bethel Talkeetna Beaver Glennallen Creek Athabasca Willow Lake 107 Anchorage Palmer ST PAUL ISLAND Kenai 2 Whittier Valdez 66 Soldtotna Mt Cordova 1 Whitehorse ST GEORGE ISLAND Dillingham Mt Logan Haines Watson ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Seward St Elias 5959 m Junction Tagish Lake Homer 18,008 ft (19,551 ft) 46 8 Teslin Carcross 1 97 King Salmon Seldovia La Loche Churchhill River 66 37 ska Marine 3 7 Ala Hig hw Yakutat Alaska Peninsula ay Atlin Gulf of Alaska Skagway Adak B. C. ay Port Lions Mt Île-à-la-Crosse w Kodiak Fairweather igh Haines e H 15,300 ft Gustavus UNIMAK ISLAND arin Alaska M JUNEAU Pelican Hoonah Chignik KODIAK ISLAND Tenakee Unalaska Angoon BRITISH King Cove 2 COLUMBIA North Sitka Battleford PACIFIC OCEAN Kake Petersburg (CANADA) Meziadin Dawson Junction Creek Grande Wrangell Chetwynd Prairie 43 Stewart EDMONTON Hyder 97 Hollis 16 KetchikanKetchikan Metlakatla Prince Prince 16 Swift Rupert George Jasper 2 Current Dixon Entrance 8916 Kitimat Masset Quesnel Calgary Maple 5 1 Ban Creek Haida Hecate Williams Lake Medicine 105Hat Gwaii Strait 169, 20 100 Mile House Fort Lethbridge Macleod Alaska Marine Highway Cache Kamloops Salmon Arm Creek Queen River Fraser 15 Charlotte Sound Okanagan A Lake Kelowna AN PentictonGrand NT Forks O 1 Hope Missouri River M Osoyoos Sandpoint Vancouver Billings Coeur HELENA VANCOUVER Missoula Bellingham 97 d’Alene ISLAND Spokane VICTORIA 5 Butte NGTON Juan de Fuca Strait SeattleHI 90 WAS G OMIN Yakima 1 Y OLYMPIA 82 W 5 visithaines.com O AH Portland ID 47 BOISE Pocatello 76, ON SALEM 66 OREG Bend 106, Eugene Map by HemlockLines.com Weed GETTING TO HAINES Alaska Marine Highway Ship in Port (Chilkat River Adventures BY SEA Haines is a regular stop for the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, coming from as far south as Bellingham, WA., which accommodates cars and RV’s making it convenient and a scenic way to travel. We also connect with smaller private passenger ferries between Juneau, Haines, and Skagway or book a cruise to Haines! Interested in bringing your boat, contact our harbor for stall space and amenities available. An intimate port surrounded by choices on how to continue your travel via the waterway. BY AIR Juneau, Alaska, has daily jet service making your connections convenient as you continue to Haines through our smaller commuter aircraft, which are located at the same airport. Enjoy the 30 minute scheduled flights that offer a close and personal scenic view of Lynn Canal and surrounding glacial Alaska Seaplanes (Todd Anders Johnson) landscape. Car rentals are available when you get to Haines. HAINES WEATHER AT 1000 FEET MONTH AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG PRECIP AVG SNOWFALL AVG DEPTH January 27 (°F) 18 (°F) 8.1 (in) 55.9 (in) 60 (in) February 32 21 5.16 36.3 59 March 38 25 4.36 37.0 70 April 48 33 2.76 5.6 54 May 58 40 2.14 0.2 13 June 64 47 1.97 0.0 0 July 66 51 2.08 0.0 0 August 63 50 3.70 0.0 0 September 56 43 6.55 0.1 0 October 46 36 7.70 7.0 5 November 34 25 8.25 41.8 22 December 30 21 9.38 60.4 47 Annual 46.8 34.2 62.15 244.3 330 Shortest Day - December 22 - 6 hrs, 6 min | Longest Day - June 23 - 18 hrs, 36 min 2 visithaines.com HAINES HIGHWAY Valley of the Eagles - National Scenic Byway Haines Highway (Tammy Kokjohn) Unlike many other Southeast Alaska communities, Haines is connected to Canada (Passports required) and Interior Alaska by the Alaska Highway through British Columbia and the Yukon. Designated a Scenic Byway in 2009, the 40-mile stretch from Haines to the Canadian border takes you through the Eagle Preserve, with visitors stat-ing that it’s one of the most scenic drives. If you’re looking for a great getaway to make a day outing or longer and would like to have someone else do the driving have Haines be your BASE CAMP for adventuring out. • Daily ferry service available for pedestrian • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is traffic between Haines and Skagway in on the other side of the Chilkat Range, our summer. Sail up to Skagway for a day or backdrop to our community. Flightseeing day overnight and then return to Haines. tours available over Glacier Bay or overnight in • A day trip or make it an overnight trip Gustavus and explore Glacier Bay a little longer. to Juneau departing out of Haines is an • Hinterland Express offers transportation excellent option on the Fjord Express. Sail to Whitehorse (capital of Yukon Territory) down in the morning and watch for whales via Haines Junction, wildlife viewing along and explore the capital of Alaska. the way, including some culture tours. DRIVING DISTANCES TO/FROM HAINES LOCATION MILES KILOMETERS Haines Junction, YT 150 mi 241 km Whitehorse, YT 244 mi 393 km Skagway, AK 363 mi 568 km Watson Lake, YT 517 mi 832 km Dawson City, YT 556 mi 895 km Tok, AK 438 mi 705 km Fairbanks, AK 640 mi 1,030 km Calgary, AB 1,464 mi 2,356 km Vancouver, BC 1,555 mi 2,503 km Seattle, WA 1,625 mi 2,615 km visithaines.com 3 THE GOLDEN CIRCLE Fall Mountains (Robining) EXPLORE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED Embark on a multi-day trip covering the most scenic highways in Alaska and Canada and the majestic fjords of Lynn Canal. Encounter jaw- dropping scenery, well maintained roads, wildlife, access to camping, and outdoor activities. The road travels along the borders of protected parks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, following the route of the famous Klondike Gold Rush—all in one amazing road trip! Start this excursion by road from the Yukon or from the ports of Haines and Skagway. Plan to spend 3-5 days in this vast landscape... or even the whole summer You can even start your journey in Juneau, Alaska’s capital city. When you’re ready, board the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry for a scenic journey through the Lynn Canal to Haines. 4 visithaines.com FIVE DAY GOLDEN CIRCLE TOUR Haines Highway (Mark Bour) HAINES Spend one night—or more—taking in the sites and attractions of Haines 1 before making your way out the Haines Highway, a National Scenic Byway, through the Bald Eagle Preserve, along massive glacial peaks and rivers, through BC, and into the Yukon. HAINES JUNCTION 2 Haines Junction: where the Alaska and Haines Highways meet, and the jumping-off point to Kluane National Park and Reserve. Enjoy camping and hiking, and do not miss the Da Kų Cultural Centre and Kluane National Park and Reserve Visitor Centre. WHITEHORSE 3 On to Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon, on the banks of the Yukon River. Whitehorse offers numerous options for museum and outdoor enthusiasts. A larger city with hotels and good restaurants, Whitehorse is a great city to stay a day or two. SKAGWAY 4 Driving southbound on the dramatic Klondike Highway toward Skagway takes you along the historical gold rush route. Stop mid-way in Carcross for incredible mountain biking and Native culture. Spend a day or more in Skagway to enjoy rich Klondike Gold Rush history, the historical White Pass railroad, shopping, and period-inspired entertainment. 5 RETURN BY FERRY From Skagway, return to Haines or Juneau by ferry. The Alaska Marine Highway System offers service between Juneau, Haines, and Skagway year-round as well as passenger service with two private ferries. visithaines.com 5 HAINES 1877 - Presbyterian 1894 - Former Chilkat minister Sheldon Jackson Cannery employee Jack IS BORN begins his missionary work Dalton builds trading in Alaska. posts along the Chilkat Trade Route at Dalton 8,000 BCE - First arrival of 1879 - Naturalist John Muir Cache, Dalton Post and the Tlingit people. and missionary S. Hall Champagne. Amateur Young meet with the chiefs photographer Captain John and people of local Tlingit Francis Pratt photographs villages at Yendustucky, five the Chilkat people on the miles up the Chilkat River eve of the Klondike Gold from present-day Haines.