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In 1997 six Southeast Alaska communities banded together to form the Inter-Island Ferry Authority. With the help of substantial federal and state investments, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority built MV Prince of Wales and launched service between Hollis and Ketchikan on January 13, 2002. [6]
In August 1994, the Craig City Council received this report outlining a two-ferry system with a southern route linking Hollis with Ketchikan, and a northern route connecting Prince of Wales Island with Wrangell, and Petersburg. The system would be run by a municipal port authority.
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority owns two vessels: M/V Prince of Wales; M/V Stikine; As of 2013, the IFA offers daily, round-trip service between Hollis, on Prince of Wales Island, and Ketchikan. [2] The Stikine or Prince of Wales depart Hollis every morning at 8am and arrives in Ketchikan at 11am. The ferry then leaves Ketchikan at 3:30pm and ...
Inter-Island Ferry Authority provides regularly scheduled year-round ferry service between Ketchikan and Hollis located on the Eastern coast of Prince of Wales island. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's central offices are located in Klawock. The ferry terminal is located an hour drive outside of Craig and the ferry takes 3 hours to get to ...
Current inter-island ferry service 'not healthy' Elliot Ball - BBC News. November 26, 2024 at 7:20 AM
This left Prince of Wales Island without ferry service. Lituya made several runs on the Hollis - Ketchikan route before Stikine could be returned to service. [28] In a similar manner, Inter-Island Ferry Authority ships have provided service to Annette Island when Lituya was under repair. [29] Lituya has been well-used and relatively economical ...
In the Faroe Islands, wild, unpredictable weather — fierce winds and rain, and thick fog that settles like a curtain — can sometimes make travel by car or ferry problematic.
Ketchikan also sees regular day service from the Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Lituya, a day boat that shuttles between its homeport in Metlakatla, AK and Ketchikan. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority serves Ketchikan with daily service from its homeport in Hollis on Prince of Wales Island. [35]