This summer, the iconic Alaska state ferry will celebrate six decades since it went into service. In that time, the vessel has become a familiar and important part of life in communities between Homer ...

Fox Island, Alaska is a remote getaway with cozy cabins, wildlife encounters, kayaking, and glacier ferry access—perfect for ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System has been awarded $177.4 million to go towards operational costs, bringing Wi-Fi to passengers and replacing the oldest ferry in the fleet. Alaska’s Congressional ...

Ted Stevens' boondoggle costing Alaska town $80K a month. March 12, 2013 -- Alaska -- once famous for its "bridge to nowhere" -- now has a $78 million ferry to that same destination. Upkeep for the ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System expects to roll out its long-range plan early next year, setting the course for the next 20 years. Final details of the plan, which was recently discussed at the ...

Southeast Alaska leaders want the Alaska Marine Highway System to be an economic lifeboat, but the badly damaged ferry system is twisting shorthanded through perilous waters strewn with icebergs from ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's ferry system, serving dozens of coastal communities that lack outside road access, was shut down for a second straight day on Thursday by a boat workers strike ...

Dec. 29—JUNEAU — Wireless internet has been installed on an Alaska ferry, the first step in a planned $6.25 million rollout of Wi-Fi across the fleet. For over a decade, officials at the Alaska Marine ...

Ferries that operate as the Alaska Marine Highway System are as essential to coastal communities as roads are to the cities and villages along the road system. If the Alaska Highway or the Glenn ...

BELLINGHAM -- A second weekly ferry run between Bellingham and Alaska has been tentatively scheduled this fall by Alaska Marine Highway officials. The second run, now offered only during the summer, ...