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Where does the ferry system run?
By Leon Unruh / Alaska.com
The state ferry system -- the Alaska Marine Highway System -- calls on these cities and towns (map):
Inside Passage: Angoon, Haines, Hoonah, Juneau, Kake, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Pelican, Petersburg, Sitka, Skagway, Tenakee Springs and Wrangell.
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska: Chenega Bay, Cordova, Homer, Kodiak, Port Lions, Seldovia, Seward, Tatitlek, Valdez and Whittier.
Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula: Akutan, Chignik, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Sand Point and Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
The ferry does not go to Anchorage, which is instead served instead by highways, trains and airplanes.
Most of the ferry system's business is in Southeast Alaska, where roads connect few towns. Another ferry works the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak, and a third runs through Prince William Sound. Every month a ferry crosses the Gulf of Alaska to and from Juneau.
The southern terminus of the system is in Bellingham, Wash., on Puget Sound 90 miles north of downtown Seattle, but not all ferries go that far south. The only Canadian stop is Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
The boats carry vehicles and passengers, and passengers don't need vehicles to ride the boats. Some cabins are available, but many passengers sleep on the deck. Food is also available. Pets are allowed, but there are restrictions.
In addition to the Marine Highway System, the Interisland Ferry carries traffic between Ketchikan and Hollis, providing access to Craig and other points on Prince of Wales Island.
The Alaska Marine Highway has been declared a national scenic byway.
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