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LIFE IN STEWART AND HYDER
RESIDENTS OF STEWART AND HYDER . . .
• Send their kids to school in Canada.
• Are supplied power by BC Hydro.
• Use the Canadian phone system (area code 250).
• Are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• Never have to wait for a drink; Hyder has one bar for every 30 residents.
TIPS FOR VISITORS
• Buy your booze in Hyder; it's cheaper (but is only tax-free if you have been in
town for more than 48 hours).
• Watch for bears; they often wander along the streets.
• Use Canadian currency in both towns.
• Post your mail on whichever side of the border saves the cost of international
postage.
• Bring your passport; border checks are made when reentering Canada.
• Don't miss the drive to Salmon Glacier.
In an old three-story building is Bitter Creek Café (250/636-2166, 12:30pm-9pm Mon.-
Sat., 2pm-9pm Sun., $14-24), serving creative meals through the afternoon and evening.
Stewart Visitor Centre (250/636-9224 or 888/366-5999, 10am-5pm daily June,
9am-5pm daily July-early Sept.) overlooks the estuary at the north end of 5th Avenue.
The staff offers a wealth of local information, including directions out to Salmon Glacier,
hiking-trail brochures, and history sheets.
MM Hyder
Continue through Stewart along the Portland Canal, and next thing you know you've
crossed an international border and you're in Hyder, Alaska—without all the formalities
and checkpoints you'd expect at an international border. The “Friendliest Little Ghost Town
in Alaska” is a classic end-of-the-road town, with a population of 90 people, unpaved roads,
and a motley assortment of buildings. Local residents send their kids to school in Canada
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