Unlike mega cruise ships on the same route, it's cheaper, no frills, and serves mostly locals. I paid $282 for a private cabin on the 19-hour ride from Juneau to Ketchikan. Here's how it went. On a ...

May 23—JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into service ...

Alaska is a big place, but doesn’t have a lot of roads to show for it. It does have the Alaska Marine Highway System, and Alaskans travel all over the state on the ferry. Some people use the it to ...

The idea comes as Alaska continues to struggle with the closure of the ferry terminal at Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Some people go to Alaska on cruise ships for the cruise-ship experience; others go to Alaska on cruise ships for the Alaska experience. The ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway offer the best of both, ...

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 ...

We were 24 hours north of Bellingham, so spotting a bald eagle was already routine. But this time, a pair of the magnificent birds was about to put on a show for a few passengers on the rear deck of a ...

Q: We want to travel to Alaska via the Alaska state ferry out of Bellingham in late July/early August. We want to get off the boat and stay in towns overnight and then catch the next boat north. Can ...

KETCHIKAN — The Alaska Marine Highway System is exploring the sale of the state ferry Taku. “We are looking into retiring the Taku and divesting of it,” said Alaska Department of Transportation ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The head of the Alaska state ferry system has resigned, but says his departure has nothing to do with a decision to cut service to Bellingham. Dennis Hardy, the Transportation ...

Ted Stevens' boondoggle costing Alaska town $80K a month. March 12, 2013 -- Alaska -- once famous for its "bridge to nowhere" -- now has a $78 million ferry to that same destination. Upkeep for the ...

PORT MacKENZIE, Alaska — The late Sen. Ted Stevens is perhaps best remembered for the millions of dollars in federal booty he steered toward Alaska during his reign as chairman of the Senate ...