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The Marine Highway Program provides technical support and potential grant funding for projects that improve freight movement ...
The Ouachita River has been designated as a U.S. Marine Highway, potentially boosting the region's economy and infrastructure ...
The Trump administration transferred 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares) in a remote part of Northwest Alaska to a native corporation, putting more land near a proposed mining road under local control.
The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...
I recently took a scenic ride on the Alaska Railroad along Turnagain Arm and it was both beautiful and comfortable. Because it’s relatively popular, some tourist attractions like Major Marine even ...
An insider's guide to Alaska's Inside Passage, including where to stay and eat, what to do, and the best time to visit.
Pandemic safety measures may have docked big cruise ships, but visitors can still go to Alaska and tour by road, train and small ship day cruises.
A 20-year plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System is being met with skepticism about the likelihood of funding for proposed improvements and questions about the inability to resolve current ...
The Chilkat Connecter Feasibility Study — authored by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities — will look at options to develop a roadway running along the west side of the Lynn ...
Roughly 24% of the positions in the Alaska Marine Highway System are vacant, and the rate is highest among the positions that require most training.
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has awarded the Alaska Class Ferry project to Vigor Alaska shipyard in Ketchikan, Alaska, where construction is currently underway.
The Southeast Alaska boundary with Canada originated as an uncertain line created by an 1825 treaty between Russia and Great Britain during the early fur trading days.