The LeConte is expected to resume sailings this week. It includes runs between Juneau, Pelican, Angoon, Kane and Lynn Canal communities later this week.
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Haines fishermen struggle with weak chum salmon returns and low fish prices
Alaska Fish and Game says the chum run is essentially over.
AMHS ferry service returns to Upper Lynn Canal after 7-week hiatus
Travelers in Haines and Skagway boarded the ferry Tazlina last Friday after almost two months without service from the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Ferry Matanuska sailings canceled through mid-April
Service on the ferry Matanuska, the Alaska Marine Highway’s sole operating mainliner this winter, has yet to begin. Transportation officials have announced more cancellations through the middle of April, when the Columbia is expected back in service.
Alaska Marine Highway announces 3rd week without service to Upper Lynn Canal
Alaska lawmakers are also affected by the ferry service gap. About two dozen vehicles for state legislators and their staff are stuck in Haines.
Alaska Marine Highway reduces winter service as LeConte, Aurora ferries docked for repairs
The Alaska Department of Transportation says this winter there will be one ferry a week to Haines and Skagway, and no AMHS service to Angoon, Tenakee Springs, Pelican and Gustavus.
Alaska DEC approves waste management permit for Palmer Project
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a waste management permit for a controversial mineral exploration project near the communities of Klukwan and Haines.
Juneau city officials declare ‘air emergency’
Juneau’s air quality in recent days has wafted between the EPA’s orange and red benchmarks. The city is discouraging outdoor aerobic activity until the air quality improves.
Cash-strapped marine highway will take Alaska’s largest ferry out of service
Alaska state transportation officials confirmed that the MV Columbia will not sail past Sept. 4. The state plans to assign the ferry’s 62 crew members to other vessels.
Juneau icefield researchers resurrect ‘Gorgon Spire’ — a name nearly lost in obscurity
An unnamed peak in the Juneau Icefield may get a cool-sounding name dreamed up a half-century ago — but then nearly forgotten.