Editing Hyder, Alaska (section)

== Culture ==

Hyder is accessible by highway from Stewart, which connects with the British Columbia highway system.  In the mid-2010s, Hyder residents said that more than 100,000 tourists came to Hyder annually.<ref name="nyt-grizzlies">{{cite news|last1=Levin|first1=Dan|title=An Alaskan Village Where Grizzlies Roam and Canada Rules (if Anyone Does)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/canada-alaska-hyder-stewart-british-columbia.html?ref=topics|access-date=July 5, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 2, 2016}}</ref> It is the location of the annual [[Hyder Seek]] gathering of [[Long-distance motorcycle riding|long-distance motorcyclists]] who travel from all over North America each Memorial Day weekend. It became popular with long-distance motorcycle riders in 1998, when author Ron Ayres set a record of riding to the contiguous 48 states in six days. Ayres went on to add to the 48-state record by continuing on to Hyder to establish a new 49-state record of 7 days, 0 hours and 20 minutes. Ayres named the new long distance ride the "48 Plus" and it has become popular with members of the long-distance motorcycle riding [[Iron Butt Association]].<ref name=barriger/><ref name=roadrunner/><ref name=lawson2012/><ref name=anderson2011/><ref name=iba/><ref name=ayres2011/> Hyder was the starting point of the 2014 coast-to-coast [[Scooter (motorcycle)|Scooter]] Cannonball Run, which ended in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scootercannonball.com/results/2014Results.php|title=Scooter Cannonball Run|website=scootercannonball.com|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922093824/http://www.scootercannonball.com/results/2014Results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Because of its accessible proximity to Stewart, and its isolation from other communities in Alaska, Hyder has many commonalities with its Canadian neighbor, with both American and Canadian holidays observed,<ref name="np-folks" /> and a shared international Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Stewart-Hyder.com" />  It is the only place in Alaska not to use the [[Area code 907|907 area code]], instead using British Columbia's [[Area code 250|250]].<ref name="np-folks" /> Although Hyder is officially in the [[Alaska Time Zone]], residents set their clocks to British Columbia's [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]].<ref name="nyt-grizzlies" /> Both American and Canadian currency are accepted,<ref name="np-folks" /> except by the U.S. Post Office, which only accepts U.S. dollars.

A local tradition is known as being "Hyderized", with two of the town's bars issuing certificates to patrons who consume a shot of 151 proof (75.5% alcohol) [[Everclear (alcohol)|Everclear]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/08/20/0820alaska3.html|title=Hyderized And Confused|date=August 20, 2012|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,262653,00.html|title=Travelogue&nbsp;– EW.com|last=Steffens|first=Daneet|date=June 21, 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=December 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202233351/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,262653,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>