Alaska’s largest ferry will be down for repairs longer than expected. Another ship will fill in, but it’s smaller and some travelers will have to make other arrangements.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska
Brotherhood, Sisterhood prep for convention
Alaska’s oldest Native organizations are trying to attract younger members. That and other issues are on the table at the ANB-ANS Grand Camp Convention Oct. 5-8.
Forest Service adds to Admiralty Island wilderness
About 4,500 acres of heavily-logged forest will return to wilderness under a deal involving the federal government and a Southeast Alaska Native corporation.
Stormy weather diverts three Sitka cruise ships
Gale-force winds and high seas on the outer coast are keeping about 4,500 cruise ship travelers from seeing Sitka this week.
Did a large ship kill this Sitka Sound whale?
A dead whale found floating near Sitka last week was probably killed by a ship, according to a pathologist who inspected the carcass. The humpback whale was spotted floating in Sitka Sound on Sept. 13. A team from the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the University of Alaska Southeast arrived last weekend to check out the carcass,…
Bent Columbia propeller shrinks Southeast ferry service
The Columbia, Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry, will soon head to a Portland, Ore., shipyard for propeller repairs.