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Staying connected on the Columbia
The Alaska Marine Highway System connects Alaska, and on Tuesday, it kept Paul Myers connected to work on his seven-hour ride ...
San Juan Island National Historical Park commemorates the Pig War—possibly history’s most peculiar international conflict, ...
AMHS marine engineers say uncompetitive pay has driven a severe and worsening workforce shortage, caused excessive reliance ...
Meagan Nye doesn’t always know when or if her workweek will end. She’s an engineer on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia. She is supposed to work two-week shifts at sea.
NOAA has awarded the JAG Alaska Inc. shipyard in Seward, Alaska, a $95,408,666 contract to complete expanded upgrades and ...
A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for ...
Ian Klassen, President and CEO comments: "We are extremely pleased to see the State of Alaska advancing the Cascade Point Passenger Ferry Terminal towards construction. In the future, Grande Portage ...
Goldbelt also has an existing Memorandum of Understanding with the Alaska DOT&PF for advancing development of an Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) passenger ferry terminal at the site, which ...
Two other types of ancient marine reptiles have previously been discovered in the rocky hillsides of Alaska: dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs and “ocean lizards” called thalattosaurs.
Spanning 1,300 miles over six days, the Alaska Marine Highway System is the longest ferry route in the United States. This journey from Bellingham, Washington, to Whittier, Alaska, is not a cruise ...
Amy Dukes with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) discusses Alaska’s seafood and how grocers can build sales in ...