Category Archives: Alaskan Life

Skagway Summer

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Mark Zeiger

The small gold rush-era town of Skagway lies a mere 16 miles north of Haines. One would think that we, as Hainesites, would visit there often, but we don’t. Now, early on, indications are that we might change that. This … Continue reading →

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Alaska Ferries New and Old

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Mark Zeiger

Yesterday, we saw the brand new Alaska Marine Highway ferry, Taslina, come up Lynn Canal. The Taslina is a new, “Alaska Class” ferry, which will apparently join the ferry schedule on May 1st. Apparently, they took it on a preschedule … Continue reading →

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