Fun Facts
* Haines is home to first established US Military Base, Fort William H. Seward, over 100 years old.
* Haines is your shortest gateway to Glacier Bay National Park
* Population is 2400, 1897 dogs, 3500 eagles, and 260 species of birds
* Haines goes hand in hand with arctic tundra and temperate rain forest
* Best kept secret in Haines is the large number of artists producing art recognized around the world
* Haines borders 20 million acres of protected areas of wilderness, the world’s largest
* Haines and Skagway are 17 miles apart by water; 350 miles by road which is the Golden Circle Route
* The Disney movie White Fang was filmed entirely in Haines.
* Tlingits were the first settlers to the area and called Haines ‘Dei-shu’ meaning “The End of the Trail”. The area is still rich with Tlingit culture and history.
* The Dalton Trail, also known as the Tlingit’s ‘grease trail’, came through Haines and was not only one of the first routes to the gold rush but also a toll road.
