Journey to Alaska’s Inside Passage from Bellingham, Wash., an hour and 30 minutes north of Seattle. Ferries depart for Juneau on most Wednesdays and select Saturdays.

Going Our Way takes advantage of Alaska’s public ferry system to plan a low-budget trip for two to the Inside Passage.

Alaska TourismAn Alaska ferry cruises the Inside Passage. Alaska celebrates 50 years of statehood Jan. 3. We were 24 hours north of Bellingham, so spotting a bald eagle was already routine. But ...

The thrum of the engines churning north through the Inside Passage to Alaska sounded soothing enough, rumbling up from below somewhere around 3 a.m. Outside, I knew, the dense forests and rocky ...

Travel Alaska's Marine Highway offers economical ferry cruise through spectacular Inside Passage (photos) Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 4:39 p.m.

JUNEAU, Alaska -- When you think of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system and the Inside Passage, think just two steps to the left of a traditional cruise, something like the waterborne ...

An Alaska vacation to sail on the Malaspina ferry can also incorporate visits to a rain forest and totem poles, and a whale-watching excursion.

In most of the Inside Passage, there are no roads connecting the communities, so Alaskans depend heavily on ferries: the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Alaska is thousands of rugged miles from the Lower 48 — so remote and wild that it’s almost a mythical land. But there’s a link between dream and reality: Every Friday the Alaska Ferry sets ...

I’ve always wanted to see Alaska’s Inside Passage by ferry instead of by cruise ship. Fewer people, fewer rules and much less miniature golf on a ferry, which suits me fine.