Now, the Alaska Marine Highway System may finally be at a turning point. The federal infrastructure bill, passed in 2021, was a conveniently timed lifeline.

The Alaska Marine Highway was designed to be incredibly flexible. After arriving at one of its many ports, you're free to bring just about anything on board, including bikes, kayaks, or even your ...

No casino. No mammoth banquets with expensive pates and tons of lobster. No midnight dancing. No pool, no glitzy entertainment, no seatings at the captain`s table. No tropical paradises to explore.… ...

Federal transportation dollars are pouring into the Alaska Marine Highway System. It’s saving the state money now. But Alaska’s ferry board is looking far into the future and helping to draft ...

The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue the federal government over a new marine highway in Alaska.The environmental group sent a notice letter on Sept. 21 to the U.S. Maritime ...

Federal funding makes a new Alaska state ferry possible — but not guaranteed While the Alaska Marine Highway System waits for a new vessel, an iconic ferry has become “a floating museum piece.” ...

It’s past time for Southeast and coastal Alaska communities to be heard regarding the collapse of our ferry system. It’s time to more forcefully make our Alaska Marine Highway needs known by ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System will hold a public hearing conference call later this month to discuss the fall/winter ...

To say that I love our Alaska Marine Highway System would be an understatement. I have ridden the ferries for more than 50 years. I even remember — with great fondness — the elegant and ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, ...