A small southern Southeast Alaska ferry line is of large value to the region’s economy. That’s according to a new report studying the Inter-Island Ferry Authority. The authority, known as the IFA, ...

The Gravina Island Access Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement process has moved forward now that the State of Alaska has chosen its preferred alternative, but Ketchikan officials were not ...

Kreiss-Tomkins represented parts of Southeast in the state legislature for a decade. Now, the born and raised Sitkan is ...

An announcement was made September 20 that Alaska's new ferries will be built in Southeast Alaska. Adam Beck, President of Vigor Alaska and Alaska Governor Parnell sign the agreement. (Photo courtesy ...

KETCHIKAN — A tour boat company based in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, is considering running a weekly ferry service to Ketchikan next summer. Owners of West Coast Launch and its subsidiary, Prince ...

JUNEAU -- The state of Alaska has decided that the best way to connect the city of Ketchikan with its airport on Gravina Island is a ferry, not the bridge the community had originally wanted and much ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The construction of the second of two new Alaska state ferries is nearing completion. The 280-foot (85-meter) ferry Hubbard was lowered into the water for the first time at the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state plans to use one of its ferries to provide service between two southeast Alaska communities while repairs are done on an Inter-Island Ferry Authority vessel. The ...

Gliding toward Ketchikan on Jan. 23, 1963, on her maiden voyage, the Malaspina inspired cheers and flag-waving from a crowd numbering in the thousands -- nearly half the town. Alaska Gov. Bill Egan ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The construction of the second of two new Alaska state ferries is nearing completion. The 280-foot (85-meter) ferry Hubbard was lowered into the water for the first time at ...