Dry weather and low snowpack have reduced the amount of water in Lily Lake to historically low levels this summer. The lake is one of the main drinking water sources for Haines.

Using Lily Lake and the Crystal Cathedrals well, Ryan hopes to get the water supply back up to the safe zone. A burn ban was put in effect this weekend partly because of the dwindling water stores.

A 79-year-old man is missing after going ice skating on a frozen Alaska lake, officials said. Thomas McGuire, of Haines, went skating by himself on the nearby Chilkoot Lake on Feb. 6, Alaska State ...

Jonathan Rasch skates back to shore with his dog after spending hours looking for a man who fell through the ice on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, on Chilkoot Lake near Haines. Rasch was skating on the ...

An 83-year-old man died last week after the boat he was on capsized on the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska State Troopers said. The jet boat lost power Thursday with two men aboard and was ...

A bear injured a woman’s backside while she was using an outhouse last week on a backcountry trip in the Haines area, local public radio station KHNS reported.

Sep. 17—An 83-year-old man died last week after the boat he was on capsized on the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska State Troopers said. The jet boat lost power Thursday with two men aboard and ...