Border closing 12-8am
From the Alaska Dispatch..CDN border between Hyder Alaska and Stewart going to be a challenge for some. http://www.adn.com/article/20150227/southeast-alaska-town-bristles-over-canadian-decision-c...
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My DW was raised in Stewart (1964 / 78) she is a reformed candy Smuggler from the USA back to Canada.
Back in the old days they would run the boarder on thier bicycles with the booty of candy from the only store in Hyder that would serve them. O'll Gary at the Sea Alaska would,not dare serve these kids booze because he knew that thier Moms would have words with him.
So time and time again these kids would stealthily ride their Eatons Purchased CCM Doumatic Bikes past Old Tommy at the Jewlery Story in Hyder that was an incalndesent site for the USA boarder crossing into Alaska to buy their booty.
They would then slowly peddle to the Canadain balder crossing and just as soon as the Canadain guy would get up from his chair to come and greet them, they would vamoose.....
They would then peddle as fast as they could, with a paper bag full of candy ........ and ride like hell back across the Boarder to the home land of Canada.
However the guy on the Canadain side wasn't going to let these kids escape without paying their taxes and duty on the Candy, so he would fire up the Siren to anounce that " you better Stop"
However these kids were Northern Canadian athletes and could peddle like the dickins down the road back into Stewart and alud capture......many times.....and never pay a sent in duty or taxes.
Later in life we would get to the Canadian side of the boarder at Stewart and chat with the Canadain crossing gaurd who we would find out at one time, was baby sat by my DW, and we again made it back to the home land with bags of candy.... Tax and duty free!
Hence the name of Soup to throw off all government officials , by no ravelling our real names!
"Grin"
Time will tell what happens up there, however the hours of that crossing is open have changed many times over the years, time will tell the outcome and you can bet that the people of Hyder and Stewart will have few words to say on this subject.
Soup
Back in the old days they would run the boarder on thier bicycles with the booty of candy from the only store in Hyder that would serve them. O'll Gary at the Sea Alaska would,not dare serve these kids booze because he knew that thier Moms would have words with him.
So time and time again these kids would stealthily ride their Eatons Purchased CCM Doumatic Bikes past Old Tommy at the Jewlery Story in Hyder that was an incalndesent site for the USA boarder crossing into Alaska to buy their booty.
They would then slowly peddle to the Canadain balder crossing and just as soon as the Canadain guy would get up from his chair to come and greet them, they would vamoose.....
They would then peddle as fast as they could, with a paper bag full of candy ........ and ride like hell back across the Boarder to the home land of Canada.
However the guy on the Canadain side wasn't going to let these kids escape without paying their taxes and duty on the Candy, so he would fire up the Siren to anounce that " you better Stop"
However these kids were Northern Canadian athletes and could peddle like the dickins down the road back into Stewart and alud capture......many times.....and never pay a sent in duty or taxes.
Later in life we would get to the Canadian side of the boarder at Stewart and chat with the Canadain crossing gaurd who we would find out at one time, was baby sat by my DW, and we again made it back to the home land with bags of candy.... Tax and duty free!
Hence the name of Soup to throw off all government officials , by no ravelling our real names!
"Grin"
Time will tell what happens up there, however the hours of that crossing is open have changed many times over the years, time will tell the outcome and you can bet that the people of Hyder and Stewart will have few words to say on this subject.
Soup
