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If so, consider Haines, an ideal destination for getting some sun, relaxing, and having fun. </div> <div> Located on Alaska's South East Pacific coast, Haines offers a variety of beaches, ranging from small and secluded to active and popular. The most visited beaches are Fun for the whole Family. </div> <div> Want a smaller, more private beach? The water here is calm, and great for families with children. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3086d530.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Want to experience some water sports? You'll find many to choose from in Haines. From the wild to the mild -- water-skiing, diving, jet skiing, boating, Crab, Shrimp, Comb Beaches, Bird Watch, Watch Whales</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3091ad60.jpg" border=0 width="282" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Take Photos, Hike Trails Bike, Ride Alaska, View Wild Life, Dine out, Browse Shops, Enjoy Fine Foods, Ride Horses, Fish, Canoe, and Sea Kayak ' -- are among the many choices.</div> <bR> <div> Ready for shopping? Haines has it all, from designer clothing and jewelry to art galleries, indigenous crafts, and home furnishings. For a more authentic experience, visit the Klondike Restaurant / Saloon. At the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines you can get anything from Fresh Vegetables, Candles, Chocolate, and Made in Alaska Products, to hammocks, baskets, and love potions.</div> <bR> <div> Hungry? Enjoy dining at small sidewalk cafés, popular international chains Alaskan -style restaurants. Many of the local restaurants feature fresh seafood at very reasonable rates.</div> <bR> <div> Ready for the night? The nightlife here is as popular as the beaches. Many of the Night Clubs open from May to September. The music ranges from popular contemporary and retro (1950s to 1980s). Not up to a night of dancing in a disco? Many of the hotels have quiet piano bars or feature live bands.</div> <bR> <div> Looking for a popular beach destination that has it all? Then consider Haines for its Family Fun Beaches, dining, and nightlife.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Major Attractions</B></div> <div> Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival, Bald Eagle (motorcycle) Run, Alaska Mardi Gras, Kluane to Chilkat International Bicycle Relay, Summer Solstice Celebration, Independence Day Celebration, Southeast Alaska State Fair, Bald Eagle Music Festival, Alaska Bald Eagle Festival </div> <div> Lying at the northern end of the nation's longest fjord, Haines adjoins 20 million acres of protected wilderness. The heart of Glacier Bay National Park is less than 25 miles from downtown Haines, and Kluane National Park and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park are in nearby Canada.</div> <div> Tourism is a year-round adventure in Haines, with events including theater, brewery competition and a music festival. While historically Chilkat Indian territory, Haines today is predominantly a non-Native community, with two Chilkat Indian villages in the area.</div> <div> Haines is a northern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway System (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>www.akferry.com</U></FONT>). Many cruise lines call here. Three carriers provide many scheduled flights between Skagway, Haines and Juneau.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Southeast Alaska State Fair</B></div> <div> May through September, features Horse Show in August with Fair Events, Bald Eagle Music Festival, Exhibits of Alaska Made Products Home made Goods and all the Arts.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="30ad5a00.jpg" border=0 width="213" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Equestrian Park / SE Alaska State Fair</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Charter Boats</B></div> <div> operators in Haines offer Fishing, Sightseeing, Photography Trips</div> <bR> <div> <B>Watch Totem Carvers</B></div> <div> at Fort Seward the Art of the Tlingit Indians is carried on by craftsmen, also Gold & Silver art work</div> <bR> <div> <B>American Bald Eagle Foundation</B></div> <div> the Chilkat Valley at Haines is the Home of the Annual gathering Site of more than 3,000 Bald Eagles, The Worlds Greatest Concentration of American Bald Eagles. it takes place from October through January</div> <bR> <div> <B>Fouth of July</B></div> <div> Celebration of Summer Fun the Alaskan way.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="30b8c970.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Dalton City</B></div> <div> Disney Film Set</div> <bR> <div> <B>State Parks, Chilkat State Park</B></div> <div> located south of Haines on the Chilkat Peninsula. The park has spectacular views of glaciers across Chilkat Inlet. Visitors may see whales, seals and other wildlife from the coastline trail. Facilities include campgrounds, picnic areas and a boat ramp.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Klondike Restaurant / Saloon</B></div> <div> The Best Family Dinning</div> <bR> <div> <B>Fort William H. Seward</B></div> <div> Historical Fort was the First US Army Post built in Alaska</div> <bR> <div> <B>R V Parks</B></div> <div> Haines Hich - Up RV Park 92 Full Service Spaces</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="592" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="588"><div> <B>Fishing</B></div> <div> Salmon, trout and other species</div> <bR> <div> <B>Photo Hunting</B></div> <div> Grizzly bears, black bear, deer, moose and other species</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="30c27bc0.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Boat tours:</B> <I><B>CHILKAT CRUISES & TOURS</B></I> </div> <div> VISIT OUR TERMINAL AND GALLERY IN HAINES! </div> <div> <B>142 Beach Road</B> </div> <div> <B>PO Box 509</B> </div> <div> <B>Haines, AK 99827</B> </div> <div> <B>907.766.2100 (T)</B> </div> <div> <B>907.766.2101 (F)</B> </div> <div> <B>Toll Free: 888.766.2103</B> </div> <div> Experience the pristine waters of Lynn Canal and take advantage of Haines' proximity to Skagway. Catch our ferry for a beautiful 14 mile ride through the spectacular fjord that links these two Southeast Alaskan towns. </div> <div> 150 passenger high speed jet catamaran! </div> <div> 35 minute crossings up to 14 times per day! </div> <div> Two covered decks & spacious observation deck! </div> <div> Bike friendly! </div> <div> Complimentary Refreshments! </div> <div> Native owned and operated with history and sharing! </div> <div> Great day trip from either community! </div> <div> White Pass Train & FAST FERRY Combo trips from just $97! </div> <div> During your cruise on our Native owned and operated vessel, a local naturalist will tell you about the incredible fjords, as well as the wildlife and people that live in the area.</div> <div> You will learn the colorful history of the Gold Rush in Haines and Skagway, and about the Tlingit people who have lived in the area for centuries.</div> <div> Descendants of these first people staff the vessel and are proud to tell you about their rich culture and heritage. </div> <div> For those who are interested, naturalists will present an in-depth program about the Tlingit people. At any time during the cruise you enjoy views of the mountains and sea from the vessel's open upper deck. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="30d4a910.gif" border=0 width="330" height="401" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Map courtesy of the </FONT>Haines Visitor's Bureau  <U>www.haines.ak.us</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Flightseeing</B></div> <div> Available</div> <bR> <div> <B>Sightseeing</B></div> <div> Available via foot, air, water</div> <div> <IMG SRC="30e1cd50.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Hiking</B></div> <div> Available</div> <bR> <div> <B>Camping</B></div> <div> Available</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kayaking</B></div> <div> Available</div> <bR> <div> <B>Rafting</B></div> <div> Available</div> <bR> <div> <B>Museums</B></div> <div> American Bald Eagle Foundation, Sheldon Museum</div> <bR> <div> <B>Photography</B></div> <div> Scenic and wildlife</div> <bR> <div> <B>Wildlife-viewing</B></div> <div> Many species Bald Eagles, grizzly bears, black bears, Sitka black-tailed deer, elk, goat, moose, wolf, wolverine, grouse, coyotes, waterfowl and birds including ducks, sea ducks, dark geese, white geese, brant, tundra swans, common snipe, sandhill cranes. Fish, including Pacific salmon, are critical to the diet of other wildlife, particularly bears and eagles.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Accommodations</B></div> <div> Lodges to camping</div> <bR> <div> <B>Popular tours</B></div> <div> Walking, bus tours of historic sites </div> <div> A wildlife spectacular known as the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival attracts as many as 3,000 eagles each November to fish for late-run salmon. Eagles, with a wing span of six to eight feet, fly at a rate of about 30 mph and dive at 100 mph.</div> <div> Bald eagles mate for life and can live 40 years, returning each year to the same nesting site and spectacular aerial courtship rites. </div> <div> Rafting, canoeing, kayaking and jetboating are popular, as is flightseeing. </div> <div> Visitors can ride around town in a horse-drawn carriage or a bus to all attractions, or hike area trails to see a multitude of wildlife and flowers in summer.</div> <div> In winter months, the area is a playground for skiing, snowshoeing, dogsled rides and snowmobiling, Snow boarding, always with good photo opportunities. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="30ff0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Parks</B></div> <div> Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve: South of Skagway and Haines, this preserve was established in 1982 to protect and perpetuate the world's largest concentration of bald eagles and their critical habitat. </div> <div> Simultaneously it does the same for the salmon runs within the 48,000 acres of river bottom land of the Chilkat, Kleheni and Tsirku rivers.</div> <div> The boundaries were designated to include areas important to eagle habitation. </div> <div> Preserve activities include canoeing, kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, sportfishing and hunting, bird-watching, picnicking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling. The Haines Highway is the best place to watch for eagles.</div> <div> Visitors must park in designated turnouts only and avoid disturbing eagles or fish in specified areas. Fishing and hunting are restricted </div> <div> by regulation.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve</B></div> <div> is a marine wilderness park with headquarters at Gustavus, an unincorporated village on the north shore of Icy Passage, at the mouth of the Salmon River. The park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, 10 tidewater glaciers, coastal and estuarine waters, freshwater lakes and a mosaic of plant communities. </div> <div> Together with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and the Tatshenshini-Alsek Park in British Columbia, this 24-million-acre wilderness has been designated a World Heritage Site.</div> <div> It is the largest internationally protected area in the world. (A new volume on the area, "World Heritage Wilderness: From the Wrangells to Glacier Bay," by George Matz, was published in 1999 by the Alaska Geographic Society, in Anchorage.)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tongass National Forest</B></div> <div> stretches 500 miles up the southeast spit of Alaska, sharing a border with Canada and virtually surrounding Juneau, in its northern section.</div> <div> Tongass, established as a 4.5-million-acre forest reserve in 1902, is accessible only by air or boat. Tongass is now 17 million acres, the largest national forest in the nation and the largest expanse of temperate rain forest in the world. </div> <div> Within Tongass are 19 designated wildernesses and two national monuments, Misty Fjords and Admiralty Island. Many of its glaciers are reachable via the wilderness.</div> <div> The Mendenhall Glacier has fully developed visitor facilities. In different areas of this vast forest, travelers can camp, hike and explore caves, </div> <div> and travel the waterways by canoe, kayak, sailboat, motorboat, ferry and cruise ship.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="31064980.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Fish Haines Alaska </div> <div> Haines Alaska Visitors Bureau P.O. 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