Barkerville, BC Historic Town

Barkerville, BC Historic Town

Barkerville is an authentic and faithful historic restoration of a 19th century gold mining town in British Columbia. Declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924, Barkerville is the largest living history museum in western North America. Not only are most of...
Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

Haines Junction is a small village with a population of 824. It is located at the junction of the Alaska Highway and the Haines Highway, which happens to be 987 miles from the Alaska Highway’s starting point in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Haines Junction lies...
Skagway Fast Ferry and Day Trip

Skagway Fast Ferry and Day Trip

We spent a nice day in the nearby town of Skagway, AK and would highly recommend it. There are two ways to get from Haines to Skagway: drive 450 miles each way with two border crossings or take a 45 minute pedestrian ferry ride. The ferry is reasonably priced at...
Flight-seeing Glacier Bay National Park

Flight-seeing Glacier Bay National Park

One of the top things we have done during our entire Alaska trip was this eighty minute flight-seeing tour over Glacier Bay National Park by Paul of Mountain Flying Service in Haines Alaska.  Our tour was arranged through his wife Amy. They have an office a few doors...
Kroschel Film’s Wildlife Center

Kroschel Film’s Wildlife Center

Wildlife lovers get a chance to see Alaskan wildlife up close and personal at this private wildlife center that rescues orphaned animals. The center was opened by Steve Kroschel, who grew up with wild animals cared for by his parents in Minnesota. He opened his own 52...
Haines, Alaska

Haines, Alaska

Haines Alaska is a small seaside town accessible via ferry on the Lynn Canal or via driving the Haines Highway from the Alaska Highway, a 150 mile route south from Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. We opted to drive from the Alaska Highway. While visiting Haines, we...