Olerud's Market Center in Haines, Alaska

Olerud's Market Center has groceries & more...

Fresh fruits & vegetables

Snacks & Dairy

Fresh Meats &
Cold Cuts

Frozen Foods

Olerud's is a full service

grocery store.

But wait... there's more...

Greeting Cards

Women's Clothing

Men's Clothing

Towels & Bedding








Haines is quite remote.  It's located on a peninsula in the Southeastern section of Alaska with just two roads to access the town.  Or, residents can take the ferry to Juneau.  Having a small department store in town is a wonderful convenience.

The Haines Brewery at the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds in Haines, Alaska

It's time to sample some
local beers at Haines 
Brewery.

Eric takes careful notes of

the beers he samples.

I get a sip from each

5 ounce glass.

Eric ponders the souvenirs

while sipping some beer.

A heat exchanger is cooling the

water to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Beer has always
been important.








Eric had a great time discussing the beers with the brew master.  Now Eric knows what local beer to order at restaurants in town.

The Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds in Haines, Alaska

Eric at the gate to the
fairgrounds.

I like the old fashioned

wooden buildings.

Eric's going to try some
local beers here.  

I found a dog lazing away in

front of one of the buildings.

The Haines Beer Fest
was held here Memorial
Day Weekend.

A tent sits in front of

the exhibition barn.

The raised beds in the
Haines Community Garden
are ready for plantings.

All visitors to the fairgrounds

are thanked for their support. 

The Visitor Information Center in Haines, Alaska

The Visitor Information
Center

Everyone's first stop
in a new town.

Visitors can get pamphlets

when the building is closed.

There's lots information
here.

Use the local land line

if your cell phone

isn't working.

Armed with pamphlets and brochures to read, we continue our first drive around Haines.

In and Around Haines, Alaska

Entering Haines
from the south

The Visitor Information

Center is always the

first stop in a new town.

Olerud's Market Center has
groceries & more.

Chiklat Restaurant

& Bakery

The Hammer Museum

We dropped off a few

things were no longer used

at the Salvation Army.

Lighthouse Restaurant
& Bar

The American Bald Eagle

 Foundation

Eric liked this street scene.

Sea Wolf Gallery

A sign commemorating the
founders of Port Chilkoot.

World War II bought
Fort William H. Seward &
created a community
on its grounds.

Port Chilkoot Bible Church

Haines Borough Public Library

A Raven roosts on a

street light.

Mosey's Cantina

Dinner at the Gold Creek Salmon Bake in Juneau, Alaska

Eric thumbs through our

Alaska Tour Saver Book

& finds a coupon for

a Salmon Bake. 

We will buy one Salmon Bake dinner and get the second one free.

We will take a bus to the

Gold Creek Salmon Bake.

Our bus driver, Al, gives an

insider's tour of Juneau.

Families get their picture

taken in an "Alaskan setting."

The Salmon is cooked

over a wood fire.

The cook puts a brown sugar

sauce on the Salmon.

Gold Creek Salmon Bake is

set up to serve one hundred

or more per seating.

Cold drinks are in the

little houses on stilts.

Hot Coffee & Tea

is available.

Cesar Salad, Baked Beans,

Au Gratin Potatoes, Rice,

Sweet Gherkins, Olives

& Corn Bread

We have dinner music.

My dinner







After trying the Salmon with the sweet sauce, we decided we preferred out Salmon without extras.

We eat Blueberry Cake

for dessert.

After dinner we browse
in the Gift Shop.

And walk to the nearby

waterfalls.

A family walked to the
fire rings to roast
marshmallows.