A Haines High junior will get a taste of military academy life this summer; one Republican lawmaker went to Ketchikan to figure out what’s going on with the state’s ferries.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking input on its plan to clean up a half century old fuel spill that’s polluting soil and water on the Chilkat River near Haines. The U.S. Army built an 8-inch diameter steel pipeline to carry fuel over 600 miles from Haines to Fairbanks in the 1950s. It […]

ADOT announces summer ferry schedule; New legislation proposes to ease restrictions on tasting rooms for breweries and distilleries.

Skagway leadership prepares for emergencies; ferry service resumes; and a new bookstore opens in Haines.

Bookworms in Haines will have a new store to satisfy their bibliophilic needs in just a few days. After months of preparation, Amy Kane will host the grand opening of her new bookstore during First Friday.  The bookstore on Main Street has changed hands a few times over the years. For a long time it […]

Port consultants release their final report in Skagway; the state may update its derelict vessels act.

Barge services see a boom in business while Alaskans struggle to ship their cars during the ferry shutdown; Alaska senate considers constitutional amendment that challenges previous supreme court decisions on abortion; Southeast Alaska’s tribal government gets a food and supplies drive underway in Juneau for smaller communities’ needs as the ferries are sidelined.

Alaska Marine Lines’ barges are usually full of commercial freight like groceries and building supplies. “We would usually move maybe, you know, 1 to 3 vehicles a week,” said Michael Ganey, AML’s service center manager in Haines. He said that after regional ferry service shut down in January, that number skyrocketed. “The first couple of […]

The supply chain that ensures Alaska’s schools serve nutritious food has broken down in some communities that rely on the Alaska Marine Highway System. One school district recently appealed to the Coast Guard to help deliver foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that had been stuck in Juneau.  Some of Alaska’s school cafeteria food […]

Towns in Southeast Alaska are suffering as a result of ferry chaos—increased freight costs, barren grocery store shelves, late mail. Another issue is sanitation. Not all rural communities have normal sanitation systems like city sewer and water treatment  plants. They rely on septic systems that need to get pumped periodically. And while the Alaska Marine […]