(Juneau, AK) – Monday Alaska Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, with the Alaska Division of Elections, released the schedule for conducting absentee ballot counts on Tuesday, November 10th. Updated counts will be released twice daily: at 5:00pm AKST and again at close of business. “It is the mission of my office and the Division of Elections […]
Happy Indigenous People’s Day! As we prepare to host the largest gathering of Indigenous peoples in the United States on Thursday and Friday, October 15 and 16 we wanted to take a minute to recognize the many Alaska Native cultures and traditions and peoples that make our state truly extraordinary. Haw’aa, Gunalchéesh, Qaĝaasakung, Tsin’aen, […]
Schedule provides reduced service due to low revenues (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) released its 2020-2021 winter schedule today. Reservations are available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or by visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The AMHS winter schedule covers ferry travel from October 2020 through April […]
M/V Lituya sailings to begin May 28 (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has scheduled the M/V Lituya to provide temporary service between Ketchikan and Hollis on Prince of Wales (POW) Island. On May 22, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority’s (IFA) M/V Prince of Wales suffered a catastrophic propulsion system failure. This failure […]