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Article: The Alaska marine highway system: staying afloat on troubled waters.
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- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- July 1, 1994
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Can the Alaska Marine Highway System keep up with the demands for its ferry services in southcentral and southeast Alaska?
Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island is ready to commit mutiny over ferry service from the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). After long drives from all points on the huge island to the ferry terminal in the tiny coastal community of Hollis, Prince of Wales residents have to sail only about 35 miles to reach Ketchikan, the region's second-largest population center. But winter ferry service consists of infrequent runs and overcrowded boats, causing residents to refer to themselves as "Prisoners of Wales."
Community leaders say years ...