Haines Junction, Canada Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

A blunt and modern place 160km from Whitehorse, with a fine mountain-circled setting, HAINES JUNCTION (pop. 796) mushroomed into life in 1942 during the building of the Alaska Hwy as a base for the US Army Corps of Engineers during construction of the Haines Road – a highway that connects with Skagway's sister port at Haines, 174km to the southeast. Today it's the biggest service centre between Whitehorse and Tok in Alaska, boasting plenty of shops, a handful of accommodation possibilities (contact the visitor centre for B&B details) and lots of tour and rental companies for river-rafting, … more »