The ships of the Marine Highway system are vital to the prosperity of the region because some of the towns can be reached only by boat or small airplane.

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

What Alaskans call "the ferry" actually is the Alaska Marine Highway that provides ferry service from Bellingham, Wash., to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands.

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 ...

Built in 1998, the five-deck-high vessel is part of the extensive Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, which long has been popular with adventurous travelers.

The Center for Biological Diversity plans to sue a federal agency over a new marine highway in Alaska, saying it violates the Endangered Species Act.

Seasoned travelers on the Alaska marine highway exchanged wary looks as the ferry slowed. Disruptions are increasingly common on Alaska's aging fleet of ferries.

Ferry service in Southeast Alaska will remain shutdown at least until March.That’s following news that the regional ferry in service — the Matanuska — is… ...

Pitch a tent and roll out your sleeping bag or book a bunkbed and ferry to the towns of Alaska’s Inside Passage on the Alaska Marine Highway System.