Alaska Ferry
Alaska Marine Highway Wildlife Viewing Guide, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Viewing Information: Reservations are mandatory for staterooms and private vehicles. Passengers may bring bicycles and kayaks for a nominal fee. Many people sleep on deck or in the warm inside lounges. All vessels offer some sort of food service and shower facilities. The ferry system sponsors natural history lectures, movies, performances by musicians, demonstrations from visual artists, and other activities for passengers, particulary during the summer. ... Description: Travel the Last Frontier on the “poor man's cruise line.” This relatively inexpensive year-round state ferry system connects dozens of Alaska communities in Southeast, Southcentral, and Southwest Alaska. From the decks of large, comfortable ships, visitors observe humpback , gray , and orca whales, Dall and harbor porpoises, sea otters , and Steller sea lions . Harbor seals and cormorants lounge atop the navigation buoys along the route. Use binoculars to see shore-based wildlife: mountain goats , black and brown bears, and Sitka black-tailed deer . Look for bald eagles and gulls overhead, and sea birds, including pigeon guillemots, buffleheads, scoters, harlequin ducks , gulls, and goldeneyes, below. The ship's crew frequently alerts passengers to wildlife viewing opportunities. ... [Read More]
Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System Main Information
prices . And now you can hold your Alaska Ferry reservation for 24 hours! ... Printable schedules, travel options, details and general Alaska Ferry information. ... Plan Your Alaska Ferry Travel Online! ... [Read More]
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Once a month the ferry M/V Tustumena follows the Alaska Peninsula southwest to Dutch Harbor, on the Aleutian Island of Unalaska. The ferry passes through a paradise for seabirds seldom seen by travelers to Alaska. Five National Wildlife Refuges and two National Parks are along the ferry route. The ferry stops at a half dozen, rarely visited, Alutiiq and Aleut villages enroute. ... The M/V Tustumena can take you from Homer to Seldovia and Kodiak several times a week in the summer. The Kodiak ferry passes through the seabird and sea lion haven of the Maritime Refuge’s Barren Islands and takes you to the home of the largest brown bears in the world on the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. ... [Read More]
About the Alaska Marine Highway System
March 3, 2004: Fast Vehicle Ferry Begins Homeward Journey ... February 5, 2004: New Fast Vehicle Ferry Conducts Sea Trials on Long Island Sound ... December 23, 2003: Roads Closed--Ferry Stands By ... [Read More]
Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan (SATP)
The recommendations of the SATP are general. Uncertainties remain, such as the outcome of the necessary environmental and preliminary engineering studies. The performance of the new fast ferry, the M/V Fairweather, is being evaluated to determine whether the state would purchase additional fast ferries or pursue different ferry technology to replace an aging fleet. Should the state decide not to purchase additional ferries of the Fairweather class, existing ferries would be maintained, until replaced with more conventional vessels and road segments. Although the SATP proposes that specific road routes be developed and specific types of ferries be acquired, this approach does not preclude substitution of a different road route or vessel if subsequent information directs the state to a better transportation alternative to accomplish the same objective. ... [Read More]
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
The refuge is headquarterd in the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center located in Homer, which is at the end of the Sterling Highway, approximately 225 miles south of Anchorage. Regularly scheduled flights are available from Anchorage. The Alaska State Ferry System also serves Homer. Since most of the refuge is very remote, access is difficult and expensive. Visitors should contact the refuge for specific information about particular sites. ... [Read More]
Program - GEM Biophysical Observations on AMHS Ferries
Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations is a NOAA cooperative research program between the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. FOCI conducts research in the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Edward D. Cokelet, NOAA/PMEL, is a principal investigator for the FOCI/GEM/Alaska Ferry project. ... FerryMon - N.Carolina Outer Banks (UNC & Duke) ... [Read More]
Refuges Text Version
Once a month the ferry M/V Tustumena follows the Alaska Peninsula southwest to Dutch Harbor, on the Aleutian Island of Unalaska. The ferry passes through a paradise for seabirds seldom seen by travelers to Alaska. Five National Wildlife Refuges and two National Parks are along the ferry route. The ferry stops at a half dozen, rarely visited, Alutiiq and Aleut villages enroute. ... Join our refuge naturalist aboard the state ferry M/V Tustumena on the Southwest Alaska route and experience marine wildlife, scenic coastlines, remote villages, World War II history and the natural wonders of coastal Alaska. Our naturalist will help you identify birds and marine mammals and will give programs several times a day on the natural and cultural history of the area. ... [Read More]
Service Routes of the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)
The coastal communities of Southcentral Alaska are the outdoorplaygrounds for more than half of the state's population. TheSouthcentral ferry service takes you through beautiful PrinceWilliam Sound and into the Gulf of Alaska and Lower Cook Inlet.Ferry travelers thrill to spectacular views of ice-blue glaciers,tranquil fjords, lush forests, and unbelievable concentrations ofseabirds and marine wildlife. ... Remote, beautiful, and mysterious best describes Alaska'sSouthwest. See it for yourself on the Alaska Marine Highway. TheSouthwest route provides ferry service from Kodiak toUnalaska/Dutch Harbor, with stops at several communities alongthe Alaska Peninsula. ... [Read More]
Alaska Scenic Byways, AMHS Gulf Coast Route
The Prince William Sound ferry routes take you through the incredible beauty of the Gulf of Alaska and Lower Cook Inlet. Glaciers and fjords, concentrations of seabirds and marine wildlife may be seen at every turn. The AMHS ferry transits Prince William Sound daily during the summer, linking towns and villages and providing visitors access to a bounty of recreational and sight-seeing opportunities. ... Ferry passengers enjoy shopping for glass floats in False Pass, 2004. ... [Read More]
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