This giant hammer at the Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska, was modeled after a 1923 Maydole hammer. November 7, 2018 The Haines Brewery is owned by a gentleman originally from Owatonna, Minnesota. The grownups tell me that the adult beverages produced there are very good, especially the spruce tip ale. Haines, Alaska, where the mountains rise from the planes. There are days when the DOT has nothing more to say. What does an eagle have to do to get his photo taken around here? It isn’t the highest perch, but the rent is reasonable. OK, bald eagles, look at the camera and smile. A young bald eagle tries to hide a salmon from other eagles waiting to pirate it. A black-billed magpie. A magpie is a person who chatters noisily. Ready for takeoff. ← The ferry LeConte on its way from Juneau, Alaska, to Hoonah (The Little City with a Big Heart) 48 nautical miles away. A nautical mile is 1.1508 miles.If you wanted to partake in the Gold Rush of 1880-1904, you needed a large backpack and a large piggy bank. →