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As Stikine had slightly greater capacity, she became the primary ferry on the Hollis–Ketchikan route, with Prince of Wales becoming a reserve for when Stikine broke down or was scheduled for routine maintenance. She was an expensive back-up plan, and cost the authority about $200,000 a year in moorage, insurance, and maintenance.
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]
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 ...
New construction since the Kennicott has focused on day boats, which can run their expected schedule and return home within a 12-hour shift. In 2004, the MV Lituya was added to the fleet to make the 16.5-nautical-mile (30.6 km) trip between Ketchikan and Metlakatla in Southeast.
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 ...
The Kingston-Edmonds ferry will remain its current alternative schedule, with one-boat service for the popular route. Vessels depart roughly every 90 minutes through the day on the holiday and Friday.
Winter brings less daylight and colder temperatures, which can disrupt sleep. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more common in winter due to the lack of sunlight, causing sleep disturbances.
Hollis was a boom-and-bust mining town, most active from 1900 to about 1915. Abandoned, it was re-established as a logging camp in the 1950s; it now has a population of about 100, and is the location of a ferry terminal. [2] Mountains (all but the tallest of which were buried by Pleistocene glaciation) reach over 3,000 feet (910 m).