Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, said what Ketchikan really needs is a bridge, which is locally called a "hard link," but still welcomed DOT's Thursday ferry proposal after eight years of study.

The state ferry system is planning a new route in Southeast Alaska. It’s being done in conjunction with a new, privately run ferry. The new route will link unused ferry terminals south of ...

The ferry Taku loads up at the Prince Rupert, B.C., ferry terminal July 24, 2014. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News) ... they wouldn’t clear travelers bound for Ketchikan.

Skagway basketball players sleep on the floor at the Ketchikan ferry terminal early Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. They have since moved to a hotel. Delays in service caused the ferry to depart ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska - State transportation officials are studying eight sites in Ketchikan as possible locations for a new ferry terminal that could shorten the sailing time between Ketchikan and ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - A tour boat company based in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, is considering running a weekly ferry service to Ketchikan next summer. Owners of West Coast Launch and its ...

Gliding toward Ketchikan on Jan. 23, 1963, on her maiden voyage, the Malaspina inspired cheers and flag-waving from a crowd numbering in the thousands -- nearly half the town.