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  • Cove Spirit

    Cove Spirit

    The alpenglow of the late setting summer sun of Alaska illuminates the Letnikof Cannery near Haines, Alaska. The spirit of the fisherman and his salmon is represented in a totem figure found at the welcome sign on the Haines Highway at the entrance to Haines.

  • Spirit of the Cubs

    Spirit of the Cubs

    These twin brown bear cubs were born in the winter of 2010 outside Haines, Alaska. They spent the summer learning how to fish and forage in the area of Chilkoot State Park.  Here they are seen in a playful moment on the banks of the Chilkoot River. The bear spirits are represented in totem figures found at the welcome sign on the Haines Highway at the entrance to town, and the clan house at Fort Seward.

  • Chilkoot Spirit

    Chilkoot Spirit

    This brown bear sow is fishing for salmon in the glacier fed waters of Chilkoot Lake, near Haines Alaska. The bear spirit is represented in the totem of the bear found on the welcome sign on the Haines Highway near the entrance to town.

  • Chilkat Spirit

    Chilkat Spirit

    Fireweed bloom at Chilkat State Park south of Haines, Alaska. Rainbow Glacier and the Chilkat Range loom in the background. The spirits of the watchmen are taken from twin totems found at the clan house located at Fort Wm. H. Seward.

  • The Watcher

    The Watcher

    A lone eagle keeps a solitary watch on the banks of the Chilkat River in the Bald Eagle Preserve of Haines, Alaska. The eagle spirit is represented in a totem figure found at the welcome sign on the Haines Highway at the entrance to Haines..

  • Spirit of the Bear

    Spirit of the Bear

    A local brown bear fishes for pink salmon in the waters of the Chilkoot River near Haines, Alaska. The spirit of the bear is reflected in the bear totem found at the clan house at Fort Wm H. Seward.

  • Kindred Spirits

    Kindred Spirits

    Generations of bald eagles gather on the banks of the Chilkat River in Haines' Bald Eagle Preserve to take advantage of the season's last run of salmon in the Chilkat River. The eagle spirits are represented in a totem figure found at the welcome sign on the Haines Highway at the entrance to Haines.

  • The Spring Cub

    The Spring Cub

    This new-born brown bear cub is learning the arts and rewards of fishing for pink salmon along the Chilkoot River in Haines, Alaska. The spirit of the bear watches over this spring cub in the form of the totem found at the clan house in the Historic Fort Wm. H. Seward

  • The Watchmen

    The Watchmen

    In this classic view of Haines, the spirit of the village watchmen are found in the reflective tidal pool and keep and eye upon the historic Fort Wm H. Seward, Alaska's first permanent army base. The Chilkat Range looms in the background, and an eagle keeps sentry from his rocky perch. The sprits of the watchmen are taken from twin totems found at the clan house located at Fort Wm H. Seward.

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