It has been snowing on and off for the past several days. I love the quiet when it snows, and I’m sure the heli-skiers that flock to the world-class death-defying vertical slopes in the Chilkat River valley like the snow too. This 30-second video features scenes of the historic Fort William H. Seward area in Haines, Alaska, including the large soldier barracks building and the homes of Officers Row.
Fort Seward, located on the Lynn Canal in southeast Alaska, was the last of eleven military posts established during Alaska’s gold rush between 1897 and 1904. Its purpose was to preserve law and order among gold prospectors and to provide a military presence in Alaska during boundary disputes with Canada.
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- PHOTO GALLERY: Haines, Alaska
- BLOG POST: Aurora borealis over Haines spectacular and other worldly