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American Bald Eagle Foundation - Haines
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TRAVEL GUIDE

Haines Haines offers unlimited opportunities for outdoor and
guided excursions to suit many interests. Providing a
Location: Mile “0” on Haines Highway; full range of business services for visitors, the town is
70 miles north of Juneau; 14 miles south everything you dreamed Alaska would be.
of Skagway. Population: 2400. Visitor Haines is located in a spectacular setting on the
Information: Haines Convention and Visitors Chilkat Peninsula near the northern end of Lynn
Bureau: P0 Box 530, Haines Alaska 99827; Canal. Circled by towering mountains, Haines offers
Phone: (907) 766-2234; Toll-free (800) 458- magnificent views in every direction. The town is are the airlines flying into Haines, the Haines Highway
3579; Email: hcvb@haines.ak.us; Website: bordered by the spectacular Chilkat Mountain Range which closely follows the Dalton Trail to the Klondike
www.haines.ak.us on the west and the Coast Range on the east. The Gold Fields, and the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Tucked in the forests of southeast Alaska, historic Chilkat, Chilkoot, and White Pass routes to the Haines and Skagway are the only two Southeast Alaska
surrounded by spectacular peaks, glaciers, rivers, Klondike gold fields lie to the north of the community. towns served by the ferry system that have connecting
and lakes, and home to abundant birds and wildlife, The best ways to access this friendly community highways to the Yukon and interior Alaska.

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