Editing Checkpoint Charlie (section)

== Trivia ==
At the border crossing from [[Hyder, Alaska|Hyder]] in [[Alaska]], [[United States|USA]] to [[Stewart, British Columbia|Stewart]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], there is a humorous imitation of the Checkpoint Charlie sign with the inscription "You are leaving the American Sector" in English, French, and German, as well as a sign reading "Eastern Sektor",<ref>{{Citation |last=McGuire |first=Richard |title=Checkpoint Charlie |date=2016-06-02 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmcguire/27682725001/ |access-date=2023-12-27}}</ref> as Stewart is located east of Hyder. Hyder is the only place in the USA that can be legally entered without any border control. The sign was erected in 2015 as a protest after the Canadian administration announced plans to close the border control at night.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-12-27|first=Dan|last= Levin|date= July 4, 2016|language=en|title=In Hyder, roaming grizzlies, no police and large doses of Canada|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/07/03/in-hyder-roaming-grizzlies-no-police-and-large-doses-of-canada/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>