Many years ago, Ms. Stewart said, large shipments of American liquor, cartons of cigarettes and groceries were smuggled into Canada under cover of darkness to avoid that country’s higher taxes. Still, the Canadian border offers a lure for certain Hyderites: a legal drinking age of 19, two years lower than in the States. Residents say more than 100,000 people arrive by car, motorcycle and recreational vehicle in the summer, drawn by natural monuments like the vast Salmon Glacier, about 18 miles from town and over the Canadian border. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“That’s what you do here,” said Ms. Stewart, 61, the owner of a Hyder gift shop, who arrived with her “doomsday prepper” parents in 1972. PhotoWhat Hyder lacks in modern amenities it makes up for in epic wilderness — and unchecked liberty.

Source: New York Times July 02, 2016 22:41 UTC