The Tustumena ferry departed Unalaska on Saturday night and will head directly to Homer with crew and six passengers that had originally boarded in Homer. The Tustumena’s future sailings are suspended ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent trip to Alaska, I booked a cabin on an overnight ferry to see the Inside Passage. Unlike mega cruise ships on the same ...

Unless you have an airplane or private boat, there is only one way to reach many parts of the largest and wildest state: the Alaska ferry system. The 10-vessel fleet transports 350,000 people and ...

A Republican legislator from Wasilla has proposed legalizing some types of gambling aboard Alaska Marine Highway System ships as a way to raise operating revenue for the state-run ferry system. The ...

Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal government to issue a key annual grant. “Currently right now, we have a shortfall in ...

Just after 6 a.m., a handful of cars drove down the ramp from the Juneau ferry dock into the MV LeConte for the ship’s twice-weekly loop through Angoon and nearby Tenakee Springs. There's no road to ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System plans to put its new ferry Tazlina into service in waters in the southeast in May. The ferry system announced last week that the 280-foot ...

I believe in ferries. I believe in the wonder of stepping onto a ferry, turning off my cellphone, stuffing it in my backpack and taking out dice, a deck of cards or the book I’ve never had time for.

For decades, the ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System have been home to some of the most gloriously quirky bars in the 49th state. As the ferries, 11 of them now, make their runs along Alaska’s ...